Vocabulary
A specialist in prosthetics
Prosthetist
Rosa and Jessica’s math teacher
Miss Rucker
Giving human characteristics to an object
Personification
Who offers to revamp/improve the wheelchair?
Jessica's Dad
How many miles long is the River Run?
10
To think about something constantly
Fixate
Member of the track team that passed away
Lucy Sanders
Refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the reader’s minds.
Allusion
Jessica's dad adds a handbreak and a ______________ to the wheelchair.
Seatbelt
Who is Jessica surprised to see at the River Run?
Miss Rucker
Not logical or well-organized
Incoherent
Gavin’s ex-girlfriend
Meryl
Comparing two things using like or as
Simile
What does Jessica wear to the fundraising event that makes her a little uncomfortable?
Her track uniform
What is mentioned several times as the dreaded part of every race?
Rigor Mortis Bend
Tending to spread
Invasive
Jessica’s track coach
Coach Kyro
Words or phrases that are not meant to be taken literally
Who takes a picture of Jessica that upsets her?
Who wakes Jessica up every morning at 5:45?
Sherlock
Without worry
Blithely
Jessica's Dog
Sherlock
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as
Metaphor
How did Chloe lose her leg?
Cancer
Jessica is upset that _______________ is not invited to the party.
Rosa