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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 does Georgia think of Jem?

2. What is the teacher's response to Georgia's question?

3. What thrills Georgia during Jem's first visit?

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

5. Who is the first guest to come while Georgia's mother is gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Robbie want to see Jas after school?

2. Why is Mrs. Next Door chasing Angus around with a broom at the beginning of the February chapter?

3. Who discovers Georgia at her house ditching school?

4. What does Georgia worry about at the end of the February chapter?

5. How does Georgia's first kiss with Robbie occur?

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

7. Why is Georgia angry with Jas at the end of the June chapter?

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

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

10. How did Robbie react when Jas asked if he was engaged?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the relationship between Georgia and her mother. How does Georgia feel about her mother? What does she dislike about her? Does she trust her mother for advice? Why does Georgia prefer to consult her mother's books and magazines, instead of looking to her mother for answers to her questions? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

In many ways, this novel is a coming-of-age tale. Examine the ways in which the novel documents Georgia's passage into womanhood. What are the major changes that occur in her character during the course of the novel? Is there anything about her that doesn't change? 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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