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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 does Annabel describe the situation when her father sees her as her mother and not herself?

2. What show is Annabel about to watch when the doorbell rings?

3. What wrinkle hider does Annabel's mother use?

4. How much money does Annabel's mother spend buying vacuum cleaner bags?

5. Does Annabel like going to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the morning routine Annabel goes through after waking up in her mother's body.

2. Describe the events that unfold between Annabel and Bill after she awakens him in Chapter 2.

3. What do Annabel and her mother fight about the night before Annabel wakes up in her mother's body?

4. Describe how Annabel's body acts the first time she and Annabel come face to face after the switch.

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

6. Describe the different noises Annabel hears after the children leave for school.

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

8. List and describe three of the five shows Annabel flips through on the television.

9. How does Annabel feel when Bill first sees her as her mother and not her true self?

10. At what time does Annabel's grandmother like Ellen to call and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Annabel finds herself switched into her mother's body, she gets up early and then decides to awaken her father before the alarm goes off. Write an essay that discusses how these two actions of Annabel's contribute to the novel.

Part 1. Discuss what Annabel is doing before she awakens her father and how it makes her feel, as well as why she awakens her father before the alarm goes off. Be sure to include anything that can be considered unusual about her behavior.

Part 2. Discuss why Annabel's father reacts the way he does when she wakes him up. What does Annabel think about what he says and does? How does this contribute to the novel?

Essay Topic 2

At the meeting with Annabel, Miss McGuirk, Mr. Dilk and Dr. Artunian think they are talking to Annabel's mother. In reality, they are talking to Annabel, and their words have an unexpected effect on her. Write an essay that focuses on the negative feelings that their words engender in Annabel and the positive, negative or neutral effect it has on Annabel's character development. Compare and contrast her feelings after the meeting with the feelings she has for school and her teachers at the beginning of"Freaky Friday." Be sure to clearly label the emotions involved. Provide evidence from the novel to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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