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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 tell Gavin when he asks if she can understand what Rosa is saying?
2. What does Jessica discover about her pacing at her first rest stop in River Run?
3. What does Gavin suggest Jessica think about to make the run easier?
4. Why does Gavin ask Jessica when she says he does not have to walk with her?
5. What does Rosa say about the concept of the finish line?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Merryl say to Jessica about Gavin that she finds very upsetting?
2. Why does Jessica steer clear of Gavin the week after the article is published?
3. Why does Jessica feel proud of herself when she leaves Hank’s with her new leg?
4. Why is Dad impressed when he drops Jessica off at the fundraising event?
5. How does Jessica get her running leg?
6. Why is Jessica wary about wearing her track uniform to the fundraising event?
7. What does Jessica realize when Vanessa asks why she is at the track meet in the first place?
8. What does Jessica decide about herself when she completes the River Run?
9. How does Kyro say Jessica can thank him for raising the money for her running leg?
10. What does Jessica say is the goal for taking Rosa on the River Run?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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 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?
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