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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. In what country does the main character live?

2. What does Georgia have to do more often since her father's departure?

3. How does Georgia learn about Robbie?

4. Why is Georgia sick of hearing about Katie's party?

5. What is Mum's response when Georgia tells her that she was dumped by someone she was going to dump?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Georgia and Peter go outside at Katie's party?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Georgia cheer Jas up?

7. What is the disease Jas supposedly has?

8. How did Georgia get Angus?

9. What does Georgia learn about happiness from an article she read in her mother's Cosmo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the relationship between Georgia and Jas. What do they have in common? Why are they best friends, considering how often they argue? What are the reasons for their arguments? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

There are many events that occur in the novel that are quite significant for Georgia, but in different ways. Which event is the most significant for her, and why? In what way did it change her? Was the change for the better or for the worse? Why? What factors brought about the event in question? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the relationship between Georgia and Libby. Does Libby have any qualities that remind Georgia of herself? If so, what are they? Why does Georgia take such comfort in her little sister? What are some of Libby's more annoying qualities? Why does Georgia allow Libby to sleep in her bed? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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