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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 happens to Jessica the first time she tries to go to the bathroom herself after her surgery?
2. Who does Jessica find in Coach Kyro’s room during lunch?
3. What do Kyro and Fiona show Jessica in Part III?
4. In Part III, what does Dr. Wells tell Jessica the next time she visits?
5. What does Jessica do in order to take a shower in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jessica realize about why she has always chosen to ignore Rosa?
2. How does Vanessa Steele treat Jessica when she goes to cheer on Liberty at a home track meet?
3. How does Jessica manage to get herself up the stairs?
4. Why is Jessica’s exchange with Kaylee and her friends so awkward when they come home?
5. Why does Jessica call her mother after she leaves with Fiona to go to lunch?
6. Why is Dad skeptical about the Help Jessica Run campaign?
7. What has the track team decided to do to help Jessica run again?
8. Why does Jessica feel emotional when her dad pulls into their driveway for the first time since the accident?
9. Why does Jessica put up a front when her sister Kaylee comes to visit?
10. What is the significance of Jessica’s first running dream?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A major theme in the novel is perseverance. Analyze the ways in which Jessica demonstrates physical and mental perseverance, considering both the things that deter and bolster her progress.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you analyze the friendship that develops between Rosa and Jessica. What is the nature of their relationship at the beginning of the novel, and how does it grow throughout the story?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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