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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leslie give May Belle in Chapter 4?
(a) Dress up clothes.
(b) Paper dolls.
(c) A baby doll.
(d) Doll house.

2. What word(s) does Jess say to himself before he begins running in Chapter 1?
(a) Bam.
(b) Bang.
(c) Go.
(d) On your mark.

3. Who does Jess choose to sit next to on the bus in Chapter 3?
(a) He chooses an empty seat.
(b) Gary Fulcher.
(c) Leslie Burke.
(d) May Belle.

4. What is Jess’s consequence for being accused of tripping someone on the bus?
(a) He has to help Janice up and sit next to her.
(b) He gets kicked off of the bus and has to walk three miles home.
(c) Suspension for two days.
(d) Detention.

5. What does Jess hide under his mattress?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Books.
(c) Candy.
(d) Drawing pens and paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Leslie Burke?

2. Who/what is Miss Bessie?

3. What grade is Jess going in?

4. What does Jess write about for his hobby paper in Mrs. Myers’s class?

5. Who continues to join the boys at recess in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn’t Jess want anyone to know that he is running?

2. Who does Jess show his drawings to and why?

3. Why are the other teachers critical of Miss Edmunds’ appearance?

4. Why does May Belle call Jess “yeller”?

5. Why does Jess blame Leslie for the boys no longer wanting to race?

6. How does a specific kid bully others in Chapter 5?

7. Why does Jess feel one must swing into Terabithia over the creek gully, rather than just walk through it?

8. What motivates Jess to smile at Leslie in Chapter 4?

9. Why does Jess want to get something special for May Belle for Christmas?

10. How do Jess’ sisters manipulate his mother into giving them money for school shopping?

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