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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. Where does Fiona take Jessica for lunch on Jessica's first day back at school?

2. Who appears in Jessica’s next running dream?

3. Which class is Jessica dreading going back to the most?

4. What does Jessica tell Kaylee to do for her when she pays a proper visit?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jessica think about when she is in the shower?

2. Why does Jessica tell her mom that she does not need to stay overnight with her at the hospital?

3. What does meeting Chloe make Jessica realize?

4. What is Jessica most frustrated about right after her surgery?

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

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

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

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

9. What has the track team decided to do to help Jessica run again?

10. How does Vanessa Steele treat Jessica when she goes to cheer on Liberty at a home track meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring how Jessica’s perception of herself changes throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how Jessica’s sense of self-worth changes and develops throughout the novel. Explore how her warped beliefs about her ability to live a happy and normal life shifts and the impact of her change in attitude.

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