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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 worries Georgia about her body, in the January chapter?

2. Georgia says the boy she meets at the bonfire looks like who?

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

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

5. Why does Georgia regret learning how to kiss?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan do Jas and Georgia concoct so that Jas can get to know Tom better?

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

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

4. According to the narrator, why is there a glossary in the back of the book?

5. Who is Mark?

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

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

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

9. Why doesn't Georgia want to attend the bonfire for Guy Fawkes Day?

10. Why do Georgia and her friends get in trouble with Slim at the end of the October chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Georgia says that she appreciates the normalcy of Jas's family. Is Georgia's family really so abnormal, or is she simply a teenager who is embarrassed by her family in a typical fashion? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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