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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. How much does Annabel's camp cost?

2. What newspaper does Bill like to read?

3. Which game do Annabel and Boris play?

4. Which of these phrases or descriptions does Annabel use to describe her father?

5. When Annabel is talking to her mother in Chapter 3, which breakfast item does she offer her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Annabel think about after she kisses Ben as he leaves for school?

2. Describe three things that Annabel thinks make her mother too strict.

3. List three of the four items Annabel's mother spent Bill's money on.

4. List three of the four people Annabel thinks her mother might have switched bodies with.

5. What is unusual about Annabel's attitude when it comes to her parents? How does she normally act on a day-to-day basis?

6. List the types and quantities of alcohol that Bill wants Annabel to get from the store.

7. How does Annabel feel about Boris, and why does she feel that way?

8. What do Annabel's body and Ben argue about at the end of Chapter 3? How does Ben react to her accusations?

9. How does Boris feel about Annabel, and why does he feel that way?

10. Describe how Annabel tricks her mother into agreeing to let her go to camp.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses point of view as an important literary element to allow the reader to experience the story a certain way. Point of view may stay the same or change within a novel, or even within a chapter. Write an essay that defines all the the point-of-view characters, and how point of view is used. How does this type of point of view contribute to the novel? Is this a good or bad choice for this novel, or is the point of view that this story is told in optional? Why or why not? Provide examples to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that discusses how successfully Annabel plays the "mother role" in the novel. What is Annabel's conduct and interaction with family members appropriate to her new role? Do they seem to notice a change in her? If they do, does this matter? Answer these questions and then explain what this contributes to the novel. Does it reveal character, theme, or something else? Why?

Essay Topic 3

When Annabel finds herself switched into her mother's body, she describes her family members, and does not hesitate to provide her opinions. This leaves open the possibility that Annabel may change her opinion of her family members throughout the novel. Write an essay that discusses whether or not Annabel changes her opinion of her family members by the end of the novel. What would a change contribute to the story? Be sure the provide examples to support your argument.

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