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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. Who does Mark tell Georgia he is going to go back to?

2. Why does Mark get into a fight with Robbie?

3. What excuse does Jas give Peter for why Georgia can't see him anymore?

4. Jools tells Georgia what rumor about Lindsay in the December chapter?

5. How does Georgia score the other girls on their lists?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mark do to Georgia while walking her to school?

2. Why does Mark tell Georgia he can't see her anymore?

3. What is "Operation Sausage"?

4. What announcement does Slim make at the beginning of the December chapter?

5. What plan do Jas and Georgia concoct so that Jas can get to know Tom better?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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