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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. How does Lia feel about going to her mother's house for the evening?
2. What does Jennifer ask Lia to do?
3. Why does Lia think she may never see Elijah again?
4. What does Lia overhear Jennifer say about Chloe?
5. How does Chloe know how Cassie died?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the damage to Cassie's body as a result of her eating disorder.
2. What does Lia intend to tell Elijah and does she do so?
3. What does Emma ask Lia when Emma finds Lia crying in the bathroom?
4. Who does Lia encounter at Cassie's burial and how does that let Elijah learn Lia's real name?
5. What happens when Lia is selling the baked goods at the band concert?
6. What does Jennifer say to Lia that prompts Lia to really talk to Dr. Parker?
7. What does Lia want to know about Cassie and what does she have to do to gain the knowledge?
8. Why does Lia's father enrage Lia?
9. How much does Lia weigh and what does she think about the weight spiral?
10. What does Lia remember when she passes Cassie's house on her way to her mother's home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in "Wintergirls". Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Anderson chooses the symbols he does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Anderson chooses the metaphors she does?
3. Discuss Anderson's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, cliffhangers, deux ex machina, etc.), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Anderson use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in this book. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?
2. Trace and analyze the theme of guilt in the book. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to feel guilty for his/her actions? Why?
3. Trace and analyze the theme of control in "Wintergirls". Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to need control? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?
2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of "Wintergirls" and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why "Wintergirls" is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.
3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?
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