The track event Jessica runs
The 400 meter
What is the climax of the story?
Her team raised enough money to buy her a new prosthetic leg and starts running again!!
The first fundraiser for the leg
a car wash
Where does the track team give Jessica her running leg
At the Theater
Who did Jessica see at the graveyard?
a) Rosa
b) Vanessa
c) Lucy’s mom
d) Lucy’s dad
Lucy's Mom
Protagonist and Antagonist
Jessica is the protagonist; the antagonist is the uninsured driver who collides with the team bus , causing the accident.
What is the exposition of the story?
Jessica Carlisle is a. After a tragic accident in which the bus she was on was struck by an uninsured driver and one member of her school's running team is killed, Jessica awakes to learn that she has lost the lower part of her right leg. Running was her dream. She lived and breathed running. Now as a BK (below knee) amputee Jessica believes her life as she knew it is over. Jessica is scared, angry and filled with revulsion at her "ugly, useless" stump.
Which is not true about cerebral palsy?
a-All people with CP have problems with movement and posture
b-Palsy means weakness or problems with using the muscles.
c-If you work through your body enough and if your body allows it you can get rid of CP.
d- There are 4 different types that CP can affect the limbs.
c- you can get rid of CP.
Rigor Mortis Bend is mentioned a lot throughout the story, what is Rigor Mortis Bend?
the last turn on the track; when your body begins to lock up and tighten
What was a big shock on River Run race day?
A- Seeing Ms. Rucker as a runner
B-The race to Jessica was much easier than she thought
C-Lucy’s parents were there
D- They were on TV
Seeing Ms. Rucker as a runner
What are the two major conflicts of the story? (hint* one is internal and one is external)
1.There is enormous conflict within Jessica herself because being a runner and being Jessica are the same thing to her. Her view of her own identity is wrapped up in her being a runner. There is conflict within herself as she learns to see herself in a different way and to work through the unimaginable trauma she has experienced (internal)
2. Jessica losing her leg (external)
Coach Kyrokowski, Gavin, and the track team start a fundraiser to buy Jessica a leg that she can run in. They did car washes, newspaper ads, and even got her story on the news!
Is this exposition, rising action, climax or falling action?
Rising Action
Jessica's nickname for the prosthetic doctor
Hankenstein
How many times is Jessica interviewed on TV
Twice
Where does Jessica and Fiona work
A theater
Who else runs with Jessica and Rosa
Gavin, Fiona, and Mario
The Coach's nickname?
Kyro
One morning wile Jessica is running to prepare for the race and runs into Gavin. They confess their feelings for each other and become an official pair. From now on Gavin also ran with her in the morning. What part of the plot is the event considered to be?
Falling action
What did Jessica want people to pay attention to on her run with Rosa?
a ) Rosa
b) Handicaps
c) Her running leg
d) the Wheelchair
A) Rosa
The room number where Jessica and Rosa eat lunch
Room 402
The distance Jessica pushed Rosa.
10 miles
How many babies in the world are born with CP (For example every 5th baby, every other baby)
What is on the running leg
The track team members' signatures
Why did the truck hit the bus?
It had bad brakes.
What are phantom pains?
Pains that come from missing body parts