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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 Lindsay's bedroom?

2. What is the teacher using as props for his lesson?

3. How do Rosie, Ellen, and Jools feel about the argument between Jas and Georgia?

4. Why is Georgia angry at her mother in the June chapter?

5. Why does Georgia have to forfeit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Georgia the talk of her school in the June chapter?

2. Who is Jem?

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

4. Why is Georgia mad at God at the end of the May chapter?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who discovers Georgia at her house ditching 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

One recurring theme in the novel is that just when Georgia is beginning to succeed, something happens that sets her back. What are some of the major events that fit this pattern? Why? What message was the author trying to convey via these events? What information is given, regarding Georgia's personality, by the way she handles these setbacks? 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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