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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 Ms. Rucker warn Jessica against doing if she continues to stay next to Rosa?

2. What does Jessica walk in on her dad telling the news crew about at home after the meet?

3. What do Gavin and Jessica do after he tells her she inspires him?

4. Who runs into Jessica while she is at the cemetery?

5. What does Fiona come by to tell Jessica on Sunday in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What helps Jessica push through the full ten-mile River Run?

2. Why is Jessica mad at her dad for talking about their financial issues with the Channel 7 News crew?

3. How does Jessica rationalize the fact that Gavin seems to be around all the time?

4. Why do Jessica’s teammates urge her to wear her shorts?

5. What does Jessica say is the goal for taking Rosa on the River Run?

6. Why is Dad impressed when he drops Jessica off at the fundraising event?

7. What does Merryl say to Jessica about Gavin that she finds very upsetting?

8. What does Jessica tell Ms. Rucker when she asks if she is going to move back to her old seat?

9. Why does Jessica start running with a wheelchair full of plant soil?

10. What does Jessica decide about herself when she completes the River Run?

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 analyzing Jessica’s interactions and relationships with the people around her. How does her general attitude and behavior change overtime?

Essay Topic 3

Toward the middle of the novel Jessica meets Chloe, Hank’s secretary and a fellow BK amputee. Jessica also discovers videos online of amputees running track. How do these experiences help Jessica, and what does she learn from them?

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