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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lia hate herself when she gets home?

2. What does Lia wish she could do?

3. What does Chloe not do before she leaves?

4. What does Lia have after eating a little fruit and nuts?

5. What does Lia realize while Elijah is talking?

Short Essay Questions

1. Over what does Lia obsess after Jennifer and Emma leave the house?

2. What does Lia feel when she wakes the next morning?

3. What does Elijah ask Lia and what does Lia do in response?

4. What does Cassie say to Lia in the messages Cassie leaves on Lia's phone?

5. What does Elijah tell Lia and why does she tell him her name is Emma?

6. How does Jennifer feel about Cassie's death?

7. Why do Lia's parents insist she see the psychiatrist that day and how does Lia behave during the session?

8. What does Emma confess to Lia when Lia takes her to soccer practice, and how does Lia respond?

9. How does Lia make it appear as though she has eaten when she is home that afternoon?

10. Why does Elijah escort Lia out of the funeral home and where do they go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Laurie Halse Anderson.

2. What in Anderson's background may have helped her in writing "Wintergirls"? What may have influenced the way she depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "Wintergirls".

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of the book. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of the story. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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