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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. How does Slim punish Georgia and her friends?

2. What does Georgia force Jas to do in the January chapter?

3. Who suggests making a list, in German class, to judge the girls' appearances?

4. What does Georgia wonder about Peter?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the novel's narrator?

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

4. Who is Lindsay?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the relationship between Georgia and her father. What comments does Georgia make about her father? What do these comments tell the reader about her relationship with him? How does Georgia's relationship with her father affect her relationships with boys her own age? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Georgia says that she appreciates the normalcy of Jas's family. Is Georgia's family really so abnormal, or is she simply a teenager who is embarrassed by her family in a typical fashion? 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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