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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. Where does Jessica stop by on Sunday during her morning run in Part V?
2. What message does Lucy’s mom tell Jessica to deliver to her dad?
3. What does Fiona encourage Jessica to do the day after she meets with Hank in Part III?
4. What does Jessica’s team present her with at a surprise party at the theater?
5. What does Jessica nickname their effort to bring attention to Rosa?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jessica rationalize the fact that Gavin seems to be around all the time?
2. Why is Jessica mad at her dad for talking about their financial issues with the Channel 7 News crew?
3. What does Merryl say to Jessica about Gavin that she finds very upsetting?
4. Why does Jessica snap at Marla Sumner during an interview for another Channel 7 News segment?
5. What does Jessica decide about herself when she completes the River Run?
6. Why is Jessica wary about wearing her track uniform to the fundraising event?
7. Why is Jessica hesitant to expose her fake leg?
8. Why does Jessica start running with a wheelchair full of plant soil?
9. Why does Jessica feel proud of herself when she leaves Hank’s with her new leg?
10. How does Kyro say Jessica can thank him for raising the money for her running leg?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze the friendship that develops between Rosa and Jessica. What is the nature of their relationship at the beginning of the novel, and how does it grow throughout the story?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you analyze the various uses of symbolism the author uses in the novel, and explore how they strengthen the novel’s most prominent themes (such as perseverance or self-acceptance).
Essay Topic 3
Toward the middle of the novel Jessica meets Chloe, Hank’s secretary and a fellow BK amputee. Jessica also discovers videos online of amputees running track. How do these experiences help Jessica, and what does she learn from them?
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