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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 do in Part IV when she takes Sherlock for a walk for the first time?

2. Where do Fiona and Jessica get summer jobs?

3. What does Jessica conclude at the end of the River Run?

4. What does Jessica tell Gavin when he asks if she can understand what Rosa is saying?

5. What does Jessica tell her mom about Rosa in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Jessica do on her big math test?

5. How does Jessica feel about her running leg the first few times she tries it?

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

7. How does Jessica get her running leg?

8. How does Kyro say Jessica can thank him for raising the money for her running leg?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine Jessica’s decision to run with Rosa in the River Run. Describe what you believe are Jessica’s motivations for making this decision, and whether or not you think she achieved her prescribed goals.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the narrative tone and mood of The Running Dream, which is told from its protagonist’s perspective. In what ways does the tone and mood begin to change as Jessica herself begins to change for the better?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how Jessica’s perception of herself changes throughout the novel.

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