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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. How does Jessica feel about her journey up the stairs and into the bathtub on her own for the first time?

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

3. Who calls in the morning in Part II asking if Jessica is ready to go to school?

4. Why does Jessica’s mom not sleep at the hospital anymore?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jessica feel uncomfortable when Fiona asks her when she will be back at school?

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

4. Why does Jessica call her mother after she leaves with Fiona to go to lunch?

5. Why does Jessica feel silly about not taking up Rosa’s offer to help her with math homework?

6. Why does Jessica feel overwhelmed being in the hospital after her surgery?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Jessica experiences a significant physical change at the beginning of the novel. In what ways do the physical changes she experiences correlate with her emotional and mental state?

Essay Topic 3

The story is told entirely from Jessica’s perspective. Examine the author’s choice to tell the story from Jessica’s point of view. How does this choice affect the plot and the way readers connect with it?

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