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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 vitamin does Annabel offer Boris?

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

3. When he first wakes up, what item does Annabel's father want?

4. After Boris leaves, Annabel goes to watch television. What type of show does she try to find?

5. What item of clothing does the person in Annabel's body complain about not being able to find?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Annabel feel about her brother and why does she say she feels that way?

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

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

6. What does Boris Harris look like?

7. What does Annabel's mother look like?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From the scene on the street with her crying brother to the encounter with the runaway washing machine to a school conference on her grades -- and more -- Annabel finds herself challenged as she lives as and must interact with others as an adult. Select one scene from the book that you feel most prominently demonstrates growth in Annabel's character. Describe how and why she has grown, and explain why. Provide evidence from the novel to back up your assertions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

A coming-of age novel is a story in which the main character undergoes experiences that create an internal and/or external shift, thereby ushering them into or toward adulthood. Can "Freaky Friday" be considered such a story? Write an essay that takes a position. Prove or disprove that "Freaky Friday" is a coming-of -age story. Be sure to define who is or is not coming of age, what experiences or adventures help or hinder that character develop, and how and why the character is or is not transformed. Use examples from the novel to prove your point.

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