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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 the science teacher, Mr. Vedder ask Jessica when Jessica first returns to school?
(a) How her parents are doing.
(b) How her sister is doing.
(c) If she heard about Lucy.
(d) If she will be able to run again.

2. In Part III, what does Dr. Wells tell Jessica the next time she visits?
(a) She is ready for a preparatory prosthesis.
(b) She will not be able to walk again.
(c) She is not ready for a preparatory prosthesis.
(d) She needs to have surgery again.

3. Why does Jessica find doing her homework the Saturday after returning to school enjoyable?
(a) It is something she can actually do.
(b) She likes all her classes.
(c) She wants a distraction.
(d) She has always loved homework.

4. Who does Fiona say was all over Gavin at the funeral?
(a) Merryl.
(b) Herself.
(c) Kaylee.
(d) Her mom.

5. Who is Jessica surprised to get a call from when she is in the hospital?
(a) Vanessa Steel.
(b) Gavin Vance.
(c) Her math teacher.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part II, who does Fiona say has been asking about Jessica at school?

2. What is the name of Jessica’s little sister?

3. How did Chloe lose her leg?

4. What is the goal of the Help Jessica Run Campaign?

5. What grade is Jessica in at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Jessica realize about herself when she sees that her stump is becoming more manageable?

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

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

10. Why is Jessica happy that she gets to sit next to Rosa?

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