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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 does Dr. Wells tell Jessica the next day?

2. What smell in the hospital does Jessica find unpleasant?

3. What does Jessica do in order to take a shower in Part II?

4. What kind of surgery does Jessica undergo?

5. What did Jessica’s dad do to their house while Jessica was at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does meeting Chloe make Jessica realize?

4. Why does Jessica decide that Gavin is not worth lusting over after he calls her at the hospital?

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

6. What revelation does Jessica have about her family’s financial situation?

7. What has Jessica nicknamed her prosthetist, Hank?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the significance of the running dream. What happens in the running dream, and how does its recurrence effect Jessica? How does the dream change throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze three characters who were especially helpful and supportive to Jessica after her surgery. Describe in detail how these characters helped Jessica on her journey toward self-acceptance.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Jessica passion for running. Why does she love running, and how does her emotional spirit fall and rise after she loses a leg and assumes she is unable to run anymore?

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