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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. Of what does Lia convince herself?

2. Why does Lia decide to walk to school?

3. How is Lia when she first enters the emergency room?

4. What does Lia's father suggest that causes Lia to become hysterical?

5. What does Lia's father say she will not be allowed to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Lia's father take Lia after picking her up from the hospital and why can her mother get reports from the psychiatrist?

2. When is Lia allowed to go home and what does she feel is humorous about the situation?

3. How does Lia act at Cassie's grave?

4. Describe the damage to Cassie's body as a result of her eating disorder.

5. Where does Lia sometimes find herself in the middle of the night?

6. How does Lia experience the emergency room?

7. What does Lia overhear her father and Jennifer discuss and how does she handle it?

8. What does Lia think about concerning Cassie as Lia Googles Cassie's name?

9. What does Lia want to know about Cassie and what does she have to do to gain the knowledge?

10. What does Lia do that causes Emma to become hysterical?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Wintergirls"? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Wintergirls", including why you believe it is indeed foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from the text and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss "Wintergirls" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if "Wintergirls" is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider "Wintergirls" a successful novel? What about young teens?

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