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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 does Annabel think about the way adults dress?

2. What is the big news that Annabel's friends reveal in Chapter 9?

3. Does Boris like to to cook?

4. What does the police officer say could have happened to Ben because of Annabel?

5. What confession does Boris make to Annabel while she is still in the body of her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Boris feel about Ellen when Annabel is in her body?

2. How does Boris feel about having to cook all the time at his house? Elaborate.

3. Describe the way Mrs. Schmauss defends herself against being accused of drinking the Andrews family alcohol.

4. Summarize the highlights of Annabel's phone conversation to the repairman.

5. Explain how Ben reacts to not being picked up at the bus stop by Annabel. How do people respond to his actions?

6. Summarize the phone conversation between Annabel and Bill at the beginning of Chapter 8.

7. How does Annabel feel about the way adults dress?

8. Annabel calls two people "chauvinist pigs" in Chapter 8. Who are the people she says this to and why?

9. What changes does Annabel's body go through while Ellen is nside of it?

10. What does Annabel think of Mrs. Betty Parsons and why does she feel that way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Annabel starts the laundry, Boris Harris turns up at the apartment door. In this way the two characters begin an interaction that is important to their relationship throughout the rest of the book. Write an essay that traces the relationship between Annabel and Boris as it develops and changes throughout the novel. How does their interaction and the growth in their relationship reveal characterization, theme or other literary element? Provide concrete examples to back up your assertions.

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

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.

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