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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is afraid of the water in Chapter 9?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Miss Bessie.
(c) Jess.
(d) Judy.

2. What does Leslie question Jess about in Chapter 8?
(a) Where milk comes from.
(b) Whether he believes the Bible is true or not.
(c) His father’s work situation.
(d) Why he isn’t wearing nice clothing.

3. Who carries P.T. across the water?
(a) Judy.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Jess.
(d) Nobody, he swims across.

4. Who does Leslie hear crying in the girls’ bathroom in Chapter 7?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Janice Avery.
(c) May Belle.
(d) Miss Edmunds.

5. What happens when Jess and Miss Edmunds leave the gallery?
(a) Her car won’t start.
(b) There is a thunder and lightning storm.
(c) The sun comes out.
(d) He trips down the stairs.

6. What is the special smile that Mrs. Myers beams at Leslie becoming known as?
(a) The Myers Happy Special.
(b) The Leslie Burke Special.
(c) Crazy Eyes.
(d) Monster Mouth Mania.

7. Who is the only one at the table whose head isn’t down in Chapter 11?
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) May Belle.
(d) Brenda.

8. Where has Prince Terrien been exiled to in Chapter 7?
(a) The attic.
(b) The front porch.
(c) The garden.
(d) The laundry room.

9. Who thanks Jess for being Leslie’s friend?
(a) The grandmother.
(b) Leslie’s Uncle James.
(c) Bill, Leslie’s father.
(d) Judy, Leslie’s mother.

10. What does Mrs. Burke sometimes do while Jess, Leslie and Mr. Burke are painting and working?
(a) She helps.
(b) Mrs. Burke is not around when they are painting the living room.
(c) She reads poetry to them.
(d) She cooks treats for them.

11. What does Bill ask Jess to do in Chapter 12?
(a) Clean out Leslie's room.
(b) Speak at Leslie's funeral.
(c) Watch P.T. while they are out of town.
(d) Never go to the creek again.

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

13. What is Jess’ mother worried had happened in Chapter 10?
(a) That he ran away.
(b) That he was kidnapped.
(c) His mother wasn’t worried.
(d) That he drowned in the creek.

14. What does Jesse retrieve from under his mattress in Chapter 12?
(a) A letter that Leslie had written him in class.
(b) His favorite book.
(c) A blanket that he used to sleep with when he was a baby.
(d) He gets all of the paper and art supplies that Leslie had given him at Christmastime.

15. Who doesn’t get new church clothes in Chapter 8?
(a) May Belle and Joyce Ann.
(b) Jess and his father.
(c) Jess and his mother.
(d) Mother and Father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wakes up when Jess goes to milk Miss Bessie in Chapter 10?

3. What does May Belle ask Jess when he returns from the Perkins’ place in Chapter 12?

4. How does Jess respond to May Belle’s question when he returns from the Perkins’ place in Chapter 12?

5. When does Leslie finally tell Jess what happened with Janice Avery?

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