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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 suggests making a list, in German class, to judge the girls' appearances?

2. What does Georgia tell her parents as an excuse to leave the house to see Mark?

3. Why doesn't Georgia worry about her looks when she is with Mark?

4. In what country does the main character live?

5. Who calls breasts "bosoomers"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Georgia worried after she and Jas measure themselves?

2. What happens when Georgia and Peter go outside at Katie's party?

3. What announcement does Slim make at the beginning of the December chapter?

4. What is the disease Jas supposedly has?

5. Why does Robbie give Georgia a dismissive look when Georgia and Jas see him outside the gate to their school?

6. How does the fight at the Christmas party start?

7. Why is Georgia irritated with Jas at school, after Katie's party?

8. Who is Mark?

9. What sparks the argument between Georgia and her parents in the December chapter?

10. What is the real reason that Jas won't eat or get out of bed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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