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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. What does Jess do with what he retrieves from under his mattress in Chaper 12?
2. What does Jess’s mother feed him for breakfast the morning after he was told Leslie is dead?
3. What season is it in Chapter 7?
4. How old would Leslie be the year she died?
5. What does Jess’s father do to comfort him in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. Though Jess does not want to go to Terabithia without Leslie in Chapter 7, he is reluctant to go home. Why?
2. Even though Leslie was a strong swimmer, how is it plausible that she drowned? What do the adults and authorities think happened?
3. When Jess wakes in the night in Chapter 11, what does he think has happened?
4. Why doesn’t Jess’s mom buy her daughers new clothes for Easter Sunday?
5. Why does Jess describe his day with Miss Edmunds as the “perfect day”?
6. Why is Jess in such a hurry to get out of his house the morning that Miss Edmunds’ invites him to Washington D.C.?
7. What are Jess’s sisters fighting about in Chapter 8?
8. Why is Jess’ father home early in Chapter 10, and why is his family gathered around the table?
9. Why does Jess act as if everything is alright after Leslie’s death?
10. What is different about the creek bed in Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Terabithia aid Jess and Leslie in their developing friendship? What do they bring to their imaginary land, and what do they gain from it?
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
Lark Creek Elementary School does not have enough sports equipment for all the students. Likewise, Jess describes his house as “rattly” and the surrounding properties as downtrodden and worn. What does this suggest about the neighborhood and community where Jess is living?
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