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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 Georgia force Jas to do in the January chapter?

2. Why does Mark break up with Georgia?

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

4. Why is Georgia's father going to visit New Zealand?

5. What happens between Jas and Tom in the November chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the problems Georgia has, which she mentions in the first chapter?

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

3. How does Georgia cheer Jas up?

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

5. Why doesn't Georgia want to put her arm around Jas when Jas is upset?

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

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

8. Why do Georgia and her friends get in trouble with Slim at the end of the October chapter?

9. What does Peter Dyer teach Georgia during her lesson?

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 and her friends live in England, but many of the problems she and her friends experience are universal for girls her age. How does her life compare to life for a girl her age living in America? What are the issues she experiences that would be the same? Are there any factors that are specific to her living in England? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Angus is in the novel's title, and plays a significant role throughout the course of the novel. Why is he so significant? What is his relationship to Georgia? Why did she choose to have such a difficult and wild pet? In what ways does she identify with Angus? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Georgia changes and matures in several ways throughout the novel. What are some of the more significant changes that occur in Georgia's character? What makes these changes more significant than others? Are there events that act as catalysts to bring about these changes, or is each one a gradual process? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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