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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 is Georgia doing when she talks to Robbie in the September chapter?

2. What about Jackie disgusts Georgia?

3. What language does Georgia speak on her walk with her friends in the August chapter?

4. What is Georgia's response to Mum's reason for turning down her plastic surgery request?

5. Who is the lead singer for the Stiff Dylans?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the narrator, why is there a glossary in the back of the book?

2. What happens to Georgia during La Marche avec Mystery?

3. Why doesn't Georgia want to attend the bonfire for Guy Fawkes Day?

4. How does Georgia feel when contemplating the possibility of her parents divorcing?

5. What does Libby say to Robbie that shocks him and embarrasses Georgia?

6. Why does Georgia feel as though she must be a woman, in the October chapter?

7. What is the real reason that Jas won't eat or get out of bed?

8. How does the fight at the Christmas party start?

9. What does Georgia learn about happiness from an article she read in her mother's Cosmo?

10. Why is Georgia upset after she and her friends rate one another in German class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Georgia dates several boys throughout the course of the novel. Compare and contrast the characters of Peter, Mark, and Robbie. What do the three have in common? What undesirable characteristics do Peter and Mark possess that Robbie doesn't? Why does Georgia prefer Robbie over the others? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

There are many pop culture references throughout the book -- for example, Rolf Harris and Claudia Schiffer. Analyze what sort of influence pop culture icons have on adolescent teenagers, such as Georgia and her friends. Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

There are many events that occur in the novel that are quite significant for Georgia, but in different ways. Which event is the most significant for her, and why? In what way did it change her? Was the change for the better or for the worse? Why? What factors brought about the event in question? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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