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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 is Georgia's New Year's resolution?

2. Why is Georgia angry with Jas at the end of the October chapter?

3. Who does Georgia hope she doesn't have as a teacher?

4. What does Mrs. Next Door throw at Angus?

5. Why does Georgia think she will never have a boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mark?

2. What is Georgia's New Year's resolution?

3. What object does Georgia confront her father about at the beginning of the September chapter, and why?

4. What is the disease Jas supposedly has?

5. Why isn't Georgia enthusiastic about the party she and Jas will be attending?

6. What does Gemma tell Georgia at school?

7. What is Georgia's response when Mum asks her if she misses her father?

8. Why does Georgia feel as though she must be a woman, in the October chapter?

9. Why does Mark tell Georgia he can't see her anymore?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Angus is in the novel's title, and plays a significant role throughout the course of the novel. Why is he so significant? What is his relationship to Georgia? Why did she choose to have such a difficult and wild pet? In what ways does she identify with Angus? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Georgia dates several boys throughout the course of the novel. Compare and contrast the characters of Peter, Mark, and Robbie. What do the three have in common? What undesirable characteristics do Peter and Mark possess that Robbie doesn't? Why does Georgia prefer Robbie over the others? 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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