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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jess make for dinner in Chapter 2?
(a) Peanut butter sandwiches.
(b) Cheese and crackers.
(c) Chicken and zucchini.
(d) Rice and beans.

2. What threatens the peace of Terabithia?
(a) Trolls.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Giants.
(d) Thieves.

3. Why doesn’t Jess bother with wearing a shirt early in the morning?
(a) Jess didn’t want to get his school clothes dirty.
(b) Jess knew that he would get hot as soon as he started running.
(c) Jess did wear a shirt first thing in the morning.
(d) Jess didn’t have any clean shirts.

4. May Belle tells Jess he’s “yeller”. What does this mean?
(a) Proud.
(b) Brave.
(c) Scared.
(d) Yellow.

5. What is the name of Jess’s elementary school?
(a) Lark Creek.
(b) Sequoia Ridge.
(c) Blue River.
(d) Boulder Mountain.

6. When does Jess see Leslie again after their initial meeting in the cow pasture?
(a) In his yard.
(b) At recess.
(c) On the bus to school.
(d) In the classroom.

7. What does May Belle call Jess in for in Chapter 1?
(a) Chores.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Bedtime.
(d) Homework.

8. What does May Belle tell Jess in Chapter 1 about the Perkins’ place?
(a) Someone is moving in.
(b) There was a fire in it.
(c) Someone is moving out.
(d) Someone broke into it.

9. How does one enter Terabithia?
(a) By walking over the narrow plank bridge over the creek bed.
(b) By pretending to swim through the creek bed.
(c) By walking through the grove of the pines.
(d) By swinging over the creek bed with the old rope.

10. What grade is Janice Avery in?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Fifth.

11. What do the boys do during recess in Chapter 3?
(a) Play baseball.
(b) Chase the girls.
(c) Race each other.
(d) Pick up garbage.

12. What grade is Jess going in?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Third.

13. What song do the students sing together in music class in Chapter 4?
(a) “God Bless America”.
(b) “Free to Be You and Me”.
(c) “The Star-Spangled Banner”.
(d) “This Land is your Land”.

14. Who/what is Miss Bessie?
(a) A cow.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A dog.
(d) A neighbor.

15. Who finds and follows Jess at recess in Chapter 3?
(a) Miss Edmunds.
(b) Gary Fulcher.
(c) Leslie Burke.
(d) May Belle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the hardest part of the plan with Janice Avery?

2. What does Mrs. Myers ask Jess to do in Chapter 3?

3. At the end of Chapter 4, what are Jess’s parents worried about?

4. Who meets Jess in the barn when he’s milking the cow in Chapter 6?

5. Who does Jess make dinner for in Chapter 2?

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