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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 does Georgia end up playing in the semifinals?

2. What does Georgia think of Jem?

3. What sport does Georgia play?

4. Georgia thinks her father's friends in New Zealand look like whom?

5. What is Georgia forgetting about her father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens that gets Georgia in trouble at school, in the May chapter?

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

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

5. What is Georgia's plan in the April chapter?

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

7. Who is Jem?

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

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

10. What was Georgia's dream about her father at the beginning of the May 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

Georgia has a lot of difficulty relating to boys her own age, and is often awkward and self-conscious around them. Why do you think this is so? What might help Georgia to be more comfortable around boys her own age? Does going to an all-girls' school contribute to Georgia's awkwardness around boys her own age? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Georgia looks to Cosmo magazine for advice about boys and beauty. Analyze how realistic and accurate the information she received from this source, and others like it, was. How did it affect her self-image? How useful was the information she received? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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