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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 holiday does the woman on the phone ask about at the end of Chapter 5?

2. How long does Annabel bug her parents to let her go to camp?

3. Why does Boris seem shocked when he sees Annabel's bedroom?

4. What does Annabel's father look like after she wakes him up?

5. What beverages does Bill ask Annabel to pickup from the store?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Annabel not all that surprised that she awakens in her mother's body?

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

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

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

9. Describe in detail the lie Annabel's body gives Annabel about her English composition.

10. Describe the way in which Annabel does laundry and list at least five clothing items involved in the process.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Annabel and Mrs. Schmauss get into a fight over the real Annabel's conduct and discipline. In the process it is eventually revealed that Mrs. Schmauss is racist and prejudiced. Write an essay that relates the interaction that Annabel has with Mrs Schmauss to the concept of social and racial justice as depicted in the novel. Use concrete examples from the novel to make your points.

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of the novel, Annabel thinks that her mother's life is a lot easier than her own, but is it? Write an essay that compares and contrasts Annabel's perception and the reality of her mother's life. How does this contribute to the novel? Is her mother's life as easy as Annabel thinks it is? Why or why not? Be sure to tie in the concept of irony, if appropriate.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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