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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 Jessica want to do before she goes out for the first time since returning from the hospital?
2. Why is Dad skeptical about the Help Jessica Run campaign?
3. What did Jessica’s dad do to their house while Jessica was at the hospital?
4. What does Jessica try not to do when Kaylee comes home with her friends when Jessica is first home from the hospital?
5. Why does Fiona decline Jessica's mom’s offer to stay for dinner in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Jessica feel emotional when her dad pulls into their driveway for the first time since the accident?
2. What has Jessica nicknamed her prosthetist, Hank?
3. For what reason does Jessica agree that she should at least try going back to school?
4. What is the significance of Jessica’s first running dream?
5. Why does Jessica put up a front when her sister Kaylee comes to visit?
6. Why does Jessica decide that Gavin is not worth lusting over after he calls her at the hospital?
7. Why is Dad skeptical about the Help Jessica Run campaign?
8. How does Jessica manage to get herself up the stairs?
9. How does Jessica react when her parents tell her she cannot have anymore pain medication?
10. What does meeting Chloe make Jessica realize?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you examine Jessica’s decision to run with Rosa in the River Run. Describe what you believe are Jessica’s motivations for making this decision, and whether or not you think she achieved her prescribed goals.
Essay Topic 2
The Running Dream is categorized as a piece of coming-of-age young adult fiction. Analyze how the author incorporates and develops coming-of-age narrative conventions throughout the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the novel’s theme of self-acceptance. Why is it difficult for Jessica to accept herself post-surgery, and how does she demonstrate improvement in this respect throughout the novel?
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