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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. What happens to Georgia's hair as a result of what she does to it?

2. What does Lindsay claim Robbie said about Georgia?

3. How does Lindsay's neighbor respond to Jas's story?

4. How does Georgia react to Jackie cornering her?

5. Why doesn't Georgia stop talking to Rosie, Ellen, and Jools during her fight with Jas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Georgia's dream about her father at the beginning of the May chapter?

2. Why does Georgia have to forfeit the tennis semifinals?

3. What causes the fight between Georgia and Jas in the February chapter?

4. What does Jas tell Lindsay's neighbor when he wants to know what she and Georgia are doing?

5. How does Georgia's relationship with Robbie resolve itself?

6. How does Georgia convince Jas to help her with her plan?

7. Who discovers Georgia at her house ditching school?

8. Why does Georgia stay home from school in the July chapter?

9. Why does Georgia have to wash her mother's robe?

10. What are the important events that occur at Georgia's slumber party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Georgia has a difficult time at school -- she dislikes some of her classmates, and has problems with many of her teachers. How does Georgia handle the problems she has at school? Are the problems she has universal, or do they appear to be exclusive to the situation of a teenage girl attending an upscale, girls-only school? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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