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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 is the name of the painful sensation Jessica feels in her amputated leg?

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

3. What is the name of the specialist who monitors Jessica?

4. How did Chloe lose her leg?

5. What kind of surgery does Jessica undergo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jessica put up a front when her sister Kaylee comes to visit?

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

3. What does Jessica’s mom tell her about the financial situation with the insurance companies?

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

5. Why does Jessica feel self-conscious when Ms. Rucker asks her if she is going to be sitting with Rosa?

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

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

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

9. What does Kaylee think of the way Jessica has been behaving since she got home from the hospital?

10. Why is Jessica’s exchange with Kaylee and her friends so awkward when they come home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Rosa tells Jessica that a finish line is a place of both starting and finishing something. Analyze how the author utilizes and develops this concept through Jessica and the events that take place in her life.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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