Aimee Mullins

What excuse does Aimee Mullins' teacher give for not wanting her back in class after her operation?

• Mullins was not well enough to come back to school.

• Caring for her will take up too much class time.

• Other students will hurt Mullins by making fun of her.

• The author’s casts and wheelchair will be a distraction.

In “A Work in Progress,” why is the Mullins shocked by what the man who calls and asks her to give a speech says?

• He does not want her to make any jokes about her legs.

• He would prefer that she not show any signs of vulnerability.

• He does not think that anyone will like her if she seems confident.

• He wants her to present her speech from a wheelchair.

Which excerpt from “A Work in Progress” is an example of how Mulllins' uses a literary technique to create humor?

• She needed to make me invisible because she wanted to control her environment.

• “Aimee, we got waterproof legs for you. No more rusty bolts!”

• All I could think to do was pop off these legs & put one under each armpit.

• “No, you can see the knee joint when you walk. It doesn’t look right."

What makes Aimee's parents stop asking her to hide her legs?

• Other family members tell her she looks nice in a dress

• The doctor tells them too

• She buys her own clothes, so they have no choice

• They decide they like the way her new legs look

What does Aimee have in common with the little girl at the end of the story?

• They are both proud of who they are

• They both have creatively decorated legs

• They both have feathers on their legs

• They are proud of who they are & they have decorated legs

What passage from “A Work in Progress” best supports the answer to the previous question?

• I was the white flash. I didn’t wanna feel hundreds of eyes staring at me.

• I set 3 world records with those legs & they were not human looking at all.

• It would’ve been a lot easier for me to fit into what “normal” looked like.

• I’m walking in Manhattanand I get this tug on my shirt, and look down.

What problem did Aimee have with her waterproof legs?

• They were white

• They were ugly

• They didn't fit

• They were buoyant

Why does the author most likely tell the story of how she broke her wooden legs in music class?

• to explain dangers of prosthetics and physical activity

• to show the difference between how she & others reacted to her broken leg

• to prove that her teacher was right about herinappropriate condition

• to describe how humiliated she felt when people overreacted to her legs

What did Aimee refuse to do when asked by a guy who had seen her speak years ago?

• Be less accomplished

• Disable herself

• Change her appearance

• Share her life story

Who is the author of A Work in Progress?

• Sarah Childress

• Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton

• Aimee Mullins

• John Steinbeck