The Running Dream Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 159 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Running Dream Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 159 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is the goal of the Help Jessica Run Campaign?

2. Why is Dad skeptical about the Help Jessica Run campaign?

3. What does Jessica discover about Chloe, Hank’s receptionist?

4. What does Dr. Wells tell Jessica she can do the next day?

5. In Part II, who does Fiona report are officially dating?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jessica feel silly about not taking up Rosa’s offer to help her with math homework?

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

5. How does Jessica feel about the surprise party that the track team throws for her at lunch on her first day?

6. What has the track team decided to do to help Jessica run again?

7. How does Vanessa Steele treat Jessica when she goes to cheer on Liberty at a home track meet?

8. Why do Jessica and her mom agree that Fiona is a great friend?

9. What does Kaylee think of the way Jessica has been behaving since she got home from the hospital?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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