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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 is Rosa’s initial reaction to the idea of running with Jessica?
(a) She is ecstatic.
(b) She is not interested.
(c) She is scared.
(d) She is angry.

2. How does Jessica feel she did on the math test in Part IV?
(a) She thinks it was hard.
(b) She thinks it was easy.
(c) She is not sure how she did.
(d) She thinks it was ok.

3. What does the constant fanfare around the River Run do for Jessica?
(a) It encourages her.
(b) It distracts her.
(c) It embarrasses her.
(d) It makes her angry.

4. What does Jessica give her dad permission to do later that night, after the news interview in Part IV?
(a) Call off the Campaign.
(b) Ground her.
(c) Call Marla Sumner.
(d) Take her cell phone away.

5. What footage does Marla include in the news segment that airs in Part V?
(a) Footage of Jessica doing her homework.
(b) Footage of Jessica saying Rosa wants to be seen.
(c) Footage of Jessica yelling at her sister.
(d) Footage of Jessica eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kyro help Jessica prepare for her and Rosa's run in Part V?

2. What happens when Kyro challenges Jessica to run a timed lap around the track?

3. What does Jessica promise Kyro as a thank-you for his help?

4. What does Gavin promise to do for Jessica regarding her run?

5. What does Gavin say he saw at an airport once?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Merryl say to Jessica about Gavin that she finds very upsetting?

2. Why does Jessica feel guilty when he dad explains why he had to explain their personal business to Marla Sumner?

3. Why does Jessica snap at Marla Sumner during an interview for another Channel 7 News segment?

4. In what way does Rosa open Jessica’s eyes about the concept of the finish line?

5. Why is Jessica wary about wearing her track uniform to the fundraising event?

6. Why does Jessica start running with a wheelchair full of plant soil?

7. Why does Jessica’s mom urge her to call Gavin the morning after the fundraising event?

8. What helps Jessica push through the full ten-mile River Run?

9. How does Kyro say Jessica can thank him for raising the money for her running leg?

10. How does Jessica feel about her running leg the first few times she tries it?

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