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YA Novels Dealing with Mental Health Issues

Description: This quiz tests your knowledge of Young Adult (YA) novels that deal with mental health issues.
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Which YA novel features a protagonist struggling with anxiety and panic attacks?

  1. The Fault in Our Stars

  2. Speak

  3. Thirteen Reasons Why

  4. Looking for Alaska


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson follows Melinda Sordino, a high school freshman who struggles with anxiety and panic attacks after being raped at a party.

In "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," what mental health issue does Charlie Kelmeckis deal with?

  1. Depression

  2. Anxiety

  3. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

  4. Bipolar disorder


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Charlie Kelmeckis, the protagonist of The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts.

Which YA novel features a protagonist with bipolar disorder?

  1. It's Kind of a Funny Story

  2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

  3. Eleanor & Park

  4. The Hate U Give


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini follows Craig Gilner, a high school student who is hospitalized for bipolar disorder.

In "The Bell Jar," what mental health issue does Esther Greenwood struggle with?

  1. Depression

  2. Anxiety

  3. Schizophrenia

  4. Borderline personality disorder


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Esther Greenwood, the protagonist of The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts.

Which YA novel features a protagonist with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?

  1. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  2. The Fault in Our Stars

  3. Eleanor & Park

  4. The Hate U Give


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon follows Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old boy with autism and OCD.

In "Girl, Interrupted," what mental health issue does Susanna Kaysen struggle with?

  1. Borderline personality disorder

  2. Depression

  3. Anxiety

  4. Schizophrenia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen follows the author's own experiences as a teenager hospitalized for borderline personality disorder.

Which YA novel features a protagonist with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

  1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

  2. Speak

  3. Thirteen Reasons Why

  4. The Hate U Give


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie follows Junior, a Native American teenager who struggles with PTSD after witnessing a traumatic event.

In "The Catcher in the Rye," what mental health issue does Holden Caulfield struggle with?

  1. Depression

  2. Anxiety

  3. Schizophrenia

  4. Bipolar disorder


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts.

Which YA novel features a protagonist with schizophrenia?

  1. The Bell Jar

  2. Looking for Alaska

  3. Eleanor & Park

  4. The Hate U Give


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Looking for Alaska by John Green follows Miles Halter, a teenager who moves to a new school and befriends Alaska Young, a girl with schizophrenia.

In "Eleanor & Park," what mental health issue does Eleanor Douglas struggle with?

  1. Depression

  2. Anxiety

  3. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

  4. Bipolar disorder


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Eleanor Douglas, the protagonist of Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell, struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts.

Which YA novel features a protagonist with anxiety and depression?

  1. The Fault in Our Stars

  2. Speak

  3. Thirteen Reasons Why

  4. The Hate U Give


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher follows Clay Jensen, a high school student who receives a series of cassette tapes from Hannah Baker, a girl who committed suicide, explaining the reasons why she took her own life.

In "The Hate U Give," what mental health issue does Starr Carter struggle with?

  1. Depression

  2. Anxiety

  3. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

  4. Bipolar disorder


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Starr Carter, the protagonist of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, struggles with PTSD after witnessing the police shooting of her unarmed friend.

Which YA novel features a protagonist with anorexia nervosa?

  1. Wintergirls

  2. Speak

  3. Thirteen Reasons Why

  4. The Hate U Give


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson follows Lia, a high school student who struggles with anorexia nervosa.

In "The Fault in Our Stars," what mental health issue does Hazel Grace Lancaster struggle with?

  1. Depression

  2. Anxiety

  3. Cancer

  4. Bipolar disorder


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hazel Grace Lancaster, the protagonist of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, struggles with cancer.

Which YA novel features a protagonist with bipolar disorder?

  1. It's Kind of a Funny Story

  2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

  3. Eleanor & Park

  4. The Hate U Give


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini follows Craig Gilner, a high school student who is hospitalized for bipolar disorder.

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