Characters
Author
Plot
Themes
Final JEOPARDY
100
What is the name of the protagonist？
Who is Jessica Carlisle?
100
Who wrote The Running Dream?
Who is Wendelin Van Draanen?
100
How does Jessica lose her leg?
What is a bus accident?
100
What is the central motif of The Running Dream?
Overcoming adversity
100
What is the genre of The Running Dream?
What is Young Adult Fiction or YA?
200
Who is the “best friend”?
Who is Fiona?
200
What is another popular series written by Wendelin Van Draanen?
hat is the Sammy Keyes series?
200
What sport does Jessica excel in?
What is running track, or specifically the 4X400?
200
How does the novel address the motif of disability?
What are Jessica’s daily challenges? Ex. toileting herself, walking on a prosthetic leg.
200
How does Jessica’s school accommodate her needs after the accident?
What are ramps into classes?
300
Who is Jessica’s track coach?
Who is Coach Kyro?
300
Which of Wendelin Van Draanen's books was turned into a movie?
What is Flipped?
300
What is the main challenge Jessica faces after her accident?
What is learning to walk with a prosthetic leg?
300
How is the motif of community support depicted?
What are fundraisers and moral support?
300
Math
What school subject does Jessica struggle with most?
400
What is the name of Jessica’s sister?
Who is Kaylee?
400
What year was The Running Dream published?
When is 2011?
400
Where does Jessica go to school?
What is
400
What is the significance of hope in Jessica’s story?
What is keeping faith in her recovery?
400
Hank or Hankenstein
Who is Jessica’s prosthetist?
500
Gavin Vance
Who is a boy Jessica likes?
500
It takes hard work and dedication to overcome a life-changing crisis.
What is one of the themes of the novel?
500
What is Jessica’s goal after the accident?
What is to make the running dream come true?
500
How does Jessica’s experience change her perspective on life?
What is:
She becomes more EMPATHETIC?
She becomes more tough and resilient?
She learns that strength is more mental than physical?
She learns that love and acceptance are more important than popularity and winning races?
She becomes more self-aware and less self-absorbed?
500
Rosa
Who is the brilliant girl who helps Jessica with math?