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

2. Which of Jas's features does Georgia compliment in an effort to cheer Jas up?

3. What does Georgia want to ask her mother while her father is away?

4. Why does Mark break up with Georgia?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Georgia's response when Mum asks her if she misses her father?

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

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

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

7. Who is the novel's narrator?

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

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

10. Why doesn't Georgia want to attend the bonfire for Guy Fawkes Day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Georgia and her friends have scoring systems for many things. They use a numerical scale to gauge their appearances, how far they have gone with a boy, etc. Does this seem like a practical system? Why do you think they chose to do so? What are the drawbacks to using such a system? Who gets hurt as a result? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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