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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jessica secretly wish had happened to her?
(a) That she had been in a coma.
(b) That she had lost an arm instead of a leg.
(c) That she had died instead of Lucy.
(d) That she had not been on the bus.

2. What smell in the hospital does Jessica find unpleasant?
(a) Cafeteria food.
(b) Soap.
(c) Feet.
(d) Flowers.

3. Why does Fiona decline Jessica's mom’s offer to stay for dinner in Part II?
(a) She does not like her cooking.
(b) She has a curfew.
(c) She is not hungry.
(d) She needs to plan a celebration for Jessica’s return to school.

4. What is the goal of the Help Jessica Run Campaign?
(a) To raise money for a prosthetic leg.
(b) To raise money for college.
(c) To raise money to pay for the medical bills.
(d) To raise money for the track team.

5. What does Jessica do when she gets into Fiona’s car and they pull out of the driveway to go to lunch?
(a) Starts crying.
(b) Calls her mom to tell her not to worry.
(c) Asks if they can do something else.
(d) Says she changed her mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character appears in Jessica’s running dream that night, in Part III?

2. What does Jessica ask Kyro about?

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

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

5. What is the name of the specialist who monitors Jessica?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Jessica feel self-conscious when Ms. Rucker asks her if she is going to be sitting with Rosa?

6. Why is Jessica’s exchange with Kaylee and her friends so awkward when they come home?

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

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

9. What does Jessica realize about why she has always chosen to ignore Rosa?

10. For what reason does Jessica agree that she should at least try going back to school?

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