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

2. How much Clorox does Annabel put in the washer?

3. What does Annabel's father ask if he can do after she questions him about how she looks?

4. How much money does Bill say he gave Annabel's mother at the beginning of the week?

5. In Chapter 2, how does Annabel wake her father up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Annabel feel so insecure about her looks when compared with her mother?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Annabel and Bill have a significant conversation about money in Chapter 4. Write an essay that analyzes this conversation. What does Annabel, in the guise of her mother, ask her father? What is his reaction, what does he ask Annabel, and why? Be sure to consider two things. Who is asking the question and who does Bill think is asking the question. How does this interaction contribute to the story? Provide examples to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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