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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 Jessica ask Kyro about?

2. How does seeing Chloe walk around easily with her prosthetic leg make Jessica feel?

3. What does Jessica’s mom do when she realizes Jessica went up the stairs on her own?

4. What is the name of Jessica track rival who appears in her first running dream?

5. What does Fiona ask Jessica’s first period teacher when Jessica first returns to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jessica put up a front when her sister Kaylee comes to visit?

2. Why does Jessica feel self-conscious about her pants on her first day back at school?

3. What does Jessica’s mom tell her about the financial situation with the insurance companies?

4. How does Jessica manage to get herself up the stairs?

5. What does Jessica think about when she is in the shower?

6. What revelation does Jessica have about her family’s financial situation?

7. Why does Jessica feel overwhelmed being in the hospital after her surgery?

8. What has Jessica nicknamed her prosthetist, Hank?

9. Why is Jessica’s science teacher, Mr. Vedder, concerned about how her parents are doing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Toward the end of the River Run Jessica decides that the only thing that will get her to the finish line is to take each mile “one by one by one” (328). Explore how the author utilizes the idea that progress takes patience and mindfulness through the characters.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Jessica’s interactions and relationships with the people around her. How does her general attitude and behavior change overtime?

Essay Topic 3

Rosa tells Jessica that she wishes that people would see her for who she is, not her condition. What effect does this have on Jessica, and to what extremes does she go to to make sure people see Rosa for who she is?

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