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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 was the girl with Tom at the dance, according to what Robbie told Jas?

2. Who calls Georgia at the beginning of the July chapter?

3. Who calls Georgia as she is washing her mother's gown?

4. Why does Georgia have to forfeit?

5. What does Georgia think of Lindsay's bedroom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do Georgia and Jas conclude that Robbie doesn't like Lindsay?

4. Who discovers Georgia at her house ditching school?

5. How do Georgia and Jas's friends feel about the argument between Jas and Georgia?

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

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

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

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

10. What happens to Georgia's hair in the July chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the relationship between Georgia and her father. What comments does Georgia make about her father? What do these comments tell the reader about her relationship with him? How does Georgia's relationship with her father affect her relationships with boys her own age? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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