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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 Jessica walk in on her dad telling the news crew about at home after the meet?
2. What does Jessica practice doing the next morning, after deciding to take Rose for a run?
3. Why does Jessica not go with the track team to their away meet in Part III?
4. Who shows up to the car wash and makes Jessica feel embarrassed for exposing her leg?
5. Who is Jessica surprised to see at the River Run?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Jessica steer clear of Gavin the week after the article is published?
2. What does Jessica realize when Vanessa asks why she is at the track meet in the first place?
3. How does Jessica rationalize the fact that Gavin seems to be around all the time?
4. Why is Dad impressed when he drops Jessica off at the fundraising event?
5. What does Vanessa do after she trips over a hurdle during her event?
6. Why is Jessica hesitant to expose her fake leg?
7. What does Jessica tell Ms. Rucker when she asks if she is going to move back to her old seat?
8. How does Jessica feel about her running leg the first few times she tries it?
9. How does Kyro say Jessica can thank him for raising the money for her running leg?
10. How does Jessica get her running leg?
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
Write an essay exploring how Jessica’s perception of herself changes throughout the novel.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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