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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who went to town to go school shopping in Chapter 2?

2. When does Jess tell Leslie to meet him so that he can give Leslie her present?

3. What does Jess like to draw?

4. How does Mrs. Myers describe Leslie’s report?

5. What is the principal’s name at Jess and Leslie’s school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jess make dinner for his younger sisters? What does he make?

2. What does Jess want from his father?

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

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

5. What do Jess and Leslie believe Janice Avery hates above all else?

6. Why won’t Jess show his drawings to his dad?

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

8. Who acts like a bully in Chapter 5?

9. Why does Jess ignore Leslie during recess in Chapter 3?

10. What is peculiar about what Leslie is wearing on the first day of fifth grade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jess's irritation with his four sisters, his conflicts with his short-tempered mother, and his defeat in the race for which he trained all summer might have prevented his friendship with Leslie. How would you account for the growth of their friendship?

Essay Topic 2

What does it mean to Jess when he makes the funeral wreath in Leslie's memory? What does his experience with May Belle over the creek mean to him?

Essay Topic 3

Jess doesn’t have enough money to buy Leslie a Christmas present. He feels a lot of anxiety about making her something and keeps destroying the drawings that he creates. Why does Jess feel so much anxiety about Leslie’s gift? Why does it need to be perfect? What does it represent for Jess? What does he get her?

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