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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. Who does Jessica find in Coach Kyro’s room during lunch?

2. What does Jessica secretly wish had happened to her?

3. What gift does Jessica’s best friend bring her when she first visits the hospital?

4. What does Gavin ask Jessica during the phone call at the hospital?

5. What has Jessica start overdoing soon after returning home from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jessica most frustrated about right after her surgery?

2. What has Jessica nicknamed her prosthetist, Hank?

3. Why does Jessica call her mother after she leaves with Fiona to go to lunch?

4. Why does Jessica secretly wish that the roles between herself and Lucy had been reversed?

5. Why is Jessica mad at Dr. Wells when he tells her she is recovering beautifully?

6. Why does Jessica decide that Gavin is not worth lusting over after he calls her at the hospital?

7. Why does Jessica feel emotional when her dad pulls into their driveway for the first time since the accident?

8. What is the significance of Jessica’s first running dream?

9. How does Jessica react to the running videos that Kyro shows her?

10. Why does Jessica feel uncomfortable when Fiona asks her when she will be back at school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how Jessica’s sense of self-worth changes and develops throughout the novel. Explore how her warped beliefs about her ability to live a happy and normal life shifts and the impact of her change in attitude.

Essay Topic 2

A major theme in the novel is perseverance. Analyze the ways in which Jessica demonstrates physical and mental perseverance, considering both the things that deter and bolster her progress.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the narrative tone and mood of The Running Dream, which is told from its protagonist’s perspective. In what ways does the tone and mood begin to change as Jessica herself begins to change for the better?

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