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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 old is Georgia's sister?

2. What happened when Georgia was with Libby at the pool?

3. What do Georgia and Jas do during school break, in the January chapter, on a Thursday?

4. Why does Georgia's mother say she married Georgia's father?

5. Why do Georgia and her friends get in trouble at school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Georgia worried after she and Jas measure themselves?

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

5. What is "Operation Sausage"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Georgia has many problems with girls her own age -- she argues, even with her friends, on a regular basis. How well does Georgia relate to her peers? What are some of the factors that make it difficult for Georgia to get along with other girls her own age? 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

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.

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