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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. How does Jess respond to May Belle’s question when he returns from the Perkins’ place in Chapter 12?
(a) He ignores her and walks past her.
(b) He yells at her and tells her to shut up.
(c) He begins sobbing and runs to their room.
(d) He hits her really hard in the face.

2. Why doesn’t Jess want to go to Terabithia when he wakes up Wednesday morning in Chapter 9?
(a) He’s afraid May Belle will follow him.
(b) He and Leslie had an argument.
(c) It is still raining and he is afraid of the water.
(d) He doesn’t feel well.

3. Who tells Jess “Boy, don’t be a fool. God ain’t gonna send any little girls to hell”?
(a) Leslie’s mother.
(b) Leslie’s father.
(c) Jess’s mother.
(d) Jess’s father.

4. Which holiday is nearing in Chapter 8?
(a) New Year’s Day.
(b) Labor Day.
(c) Fourth of July.
(d) Easter.

5. When does Leslie finally tell Jess what happened with Janice Avery?
(a) After school while they are in Terabithia’s castle stronghold.
(b) At after lunch recess.
(c) On the school bus home.
(d) In class by note.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who thanks Jess for being Leslie’s friend?

2. What happens when Jess and Miss Edmunds leave the gallery?

3. Who doesn’t get new church clothes in Chapter 8?

4. What is the rule at Lark Creek, which is more important than anything?

5. What do Jess and Leslie see at the creek bed that leads them to Terabithia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Jess and Leslie react differently to the rushing creek in Chapter 8.

2. Why doesn’t Jess’s mom buy her daughers new clothes for Easter Sunday?

3. Though Jess does not want to go to Terabithia without Leslie in Chapter 7, he is reluctant to go home. Why?

4. What does Jess help Mr. Burke and Leslie do?

5. What is different about the creek bed in Chapter 8?

6. Why does Jess want to help Janice Avery? What does this say about his

7. Why do the Aarons only go to church at Easter?

8. Even though Leslie was a strong swimmer, how is it plausible that she drowned? What do the adults and authorities think happened?

9. Why do Jess’s sisters accuse him of not caring about Leslie’s death?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 9, Jess muses on the differences between his own mother and Judy, Leslie’s mother. What differences does he think about?

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