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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 many different eye shadows does Annabel use when doing her mother's makeup?

2. What makes Annabel think that whoever is inside her body isn't her mother when she first sees herself?

3. What is on Annabel's left hand in Chapter 1?

4. At the end of Chapter 3, why is Annabel's body almost late for school?

5. What does Ben say Annabel usually does when she is eating her cereal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Annabel's mother look like?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Annabel's mother, and what makes her different than the mothers of the students in Annabel's class?

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

9. What three items does Annabel make Bill for breakfast, and how are they cooked and served?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Annabel is happy and excited when she awakens to find herself in her mother's body. Unexpected as it might seem at first to the reader, the opportunity to experience life in her mother's body is not disorienting or strange to her, but rather a gift from her mother. Write an essay that explains why Annabel considers the body switch a gift rather than a punishment, how Annabel communicates the mismatch between her teenage understanding of the world and the adult body she occupies, and how this contributes to the novel.

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

It is a surprise for Annabel to learn that Ben has never liked Mrs. Schmauss because the housekeeper is partial to him while she exhibits apparent dislike of Annabel. Write an essay to explore the theme of sibling rivalry between Annabel and Ben. Be sure to include how Annabel feels about Ben at the beginning of the novel, how Annabel thinks Ben feels about her, and how Ben really feels about Annabel. How does she become aware of this? Does the concept of irony apply? Use examples from the novel to support your argument.

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