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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 disease does Jas have?

2. Why does Georgia think her parents would attend her funeral?

3. What does Georgia want to ask her mother while her father is away?

4. How does Georgia feel about Mark in the December chapter?

5. Why does Mum turn down Georgia's request for plastic surgery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Georgia irritated with Jas at school, after Katie's party?

2. Why does Robbie give Georgia a dismissive look when Georgia and Jas see him outside the gate to their school?

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

4. Who is Mark?

5. What object does Georgia confront her father about at the beginning of the September chapter, and why?

6. What is Georgia's New Year's resolution?

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

8. What do Georgia and Jas see when they look out Georgia's window to see what kind of pajamas Mr. Next Door is wearing?

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

10. What sparks the argument between Georgia and her parents in the December chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One recurring theme in the novel is that just when Georgia is beginning to succeed, something happens that sets her back. What are some of the major events that fit this pattern? Why? What message was the author trying to convey via these events? What information is given, regarding Georgia's personality, by the way she handles these setbacks? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

This novel fits the pattern of all other novels, in that the plot has five stages of action. Separate this novel into its component stages, and explain why you made your selections, in terms of where each stage begins and ends. Is the transition between each stage marked by a major event? If so, what is that event? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

In many ways, this novel is a coming-of-age tale. Examine the ways in which the novel documents Georgia's passage into womanhood. What are the major changes that occur in her character during the course of the novel? Is there anything about her that doesn't change? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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