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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 was wrong with Cassie's stomach?

2. What does Lia volunteer to do at Emma's band concert?

3. What does Lia remember as she drives past Cassie's house?

4. What does Lia overhear Jennifer say about Chloe?

5. Why is Lia's mother allowed to hear updates from Lia's psychiatrist?

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

3. How does Lia experience the emergency room?

4. What does Lia remember when she passes Cassie's house on her way to her mother's home?

5. What does Emma ask Lia when Emma finds Lia crying in the bathroom?

6. What happens as a result of Lia eating the cupcakes?

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

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

9. How much does Lia weigh and what does she think about the weight spiral?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Cassie and Lia. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Lia's Mother and Lia's Father. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in "Wintergirls" help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

Essay Topic 2

Sometimes a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and sometimes it is the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think "Wintergirls" is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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