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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 Lia do that appalls her?

2. Why does Emma stand in the bathroom door and scream?

3. To whom does Lia compare herself as she lies in the ER?

4. What does Lia do to distract her mother?

5. How does Elijah learn Lia's real name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jennifer ask Lia to do and how does Lia respond?

4. Who does Lia encounter at Cassie's burial and how does that let Elijah learn Lia's real name?

5. Why does Cassie's ghost call Lia a "wintergirl"?

6. What does Lia tell her father when she's returned from Elijah's house and how does he react?

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

8. How does Lia experience the emergency room?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of "Wintergirls", identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in "Wintergirls". (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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