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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. Why does Jess feel guilty about going to Washington D.C. with Miss Edmunds?
(a) He feels guilty that he likes Miss Edmunds more than Leslie.
(b) He feels guilty that he didn’t ask Leslie to be his girlfriend.
(c) He feels guilty that he didn’t stay and go to the creek with Leslie.
(d) He feels guilty that he did not ask Leslie to go along with them.

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

3. What observations does Jess make about Leslie’s mother in Chapter 9?
(a) That she watches a lot of television.
(b) That she eats a lot.
(c) That she is much shorter than his mother.
(d) Her eyes are glassy and focused on something far away.

4. Who wakes up when Jess goes to milk Miss Bessie in Chapter 10?
(a) May Belle.
(b) His father.
(c) Joyce Ann.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how long has it been since Jess and Leslie had been to Terabithia together?

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

3. What color is the Burke’s living room painted?

4. What does Jess’s father have to remind him in Chapter 11?

5. What does Brenda tell Jess about Leslie in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jess describe his day with Miss Edmunds as the “perfect day”?

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

3. When Jess wakes in the night in Chapter 11, what does he think has happened?

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

5. What does Jess resolve to talk to Leslie about in Chapter 10? What does he anticipate will be her reaction?

6. What is Leslie’s advice for Janice Avery in Chapter 7?

7. Why does Jess act as if everything is alright after Leslie’s death?

8. What does Miss Edmunds want Jess to see in the galleries?

9. What are Jess’s sisters fighting about in Chapter 8?

10. Why is Jess relieved when Leslie doesn’t tell her parents about Terabithia?

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