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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. What does Chloe want of Lia?
2. Why does Lia take a bus to school?
3. What was wrong with Cassie's stomach?
4. What does Lia's father say she will not be allowed to do?
5. Why does Lia start sweating and her pulse races?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Lia goes to get pain medication for Emma?
2. What does Jennifer ask Lia to do and how does Lia respond?
3. Who does Lia encounter at Cassie's burial and how does that let Elijah learn Lia's real name?
4. Describe the damage to Cassie's body as a result of her eating disorder.
5. How much does Lia weigh and what does she think about the weight spiral?
6. Why does Lia's father enrage Lia?
7. What does Lia intend to tell Elijah and does she do so?
8. What does Lia remember when she passes Cassie's house on her way to her mother's home?
9. What happens when Lia is selling the baked goods at the band concert?
10. What does Jennifer say to Lia that prompts Lia to really talk to Dr. Parker?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?
2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as "Wintergirls" help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading "Wintergirls"? Why or why not.
3. Choose one specific incident in "Wintergirls" to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.
Essay Topic 2
Characters are an important part of what makes "Wintergirls" interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Lia. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Cassie. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Elijah. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
There are a number of interesting questions raised by "Wintergirls". Questions that Anderson most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Anderson' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book, and then discuss Anderson' probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Anderson and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.
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