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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 much money is in Annabel's mother's purse when she looks inside it?

2. What does Annabel scream at her mother while they are fighting in Chapter 1?

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

4. In chapter 2, where does Annabel's father go after waking up?

5. What newspaper does Bill like to read?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Bill act toward Annabel when she asks for more money to go to the liquor store?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 11, Annabel explains everything that her mother goes through in the past day. Write an essay that discusses the following:

Part 1: How does Annabel's mother spends her day as Annabel? What are Ellen's motives? Why does she not let Annabel in on the secret earlier?

Part 2: What are the revelations that her mother makes to her? What changes does Ellen initiate for Annabel? How does Annabel react to the revelations and changes?

Part 3: Was Ellen right to make the choices she did? Why or why not?

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