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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Jess’s father in Chapter 8?
(a) He quits his job.
(b) He is laid off from work.
(c) He gets a promotion.
(d) He gets a new job.

2. What does Jess’s mother feed him for breakfast the morning after he was told Leslie is dead?
(a) Biscuits and gravy.
(b) Waffles and sausage.
(c) Bacon and eggs.
(d) Pancakes.

3. What is the rule at Lark Creek, which is more important than anything?
(a) “You never ask questions.”
(b) “You never admitted to being hungry.”
(c) “You never mixed up troubles at home with life at school.”
(d) “You never befriended members of the opposite sex.”

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

5. Where are Leslie’s parents going in Chapter 12?
(a) They are not going anywhere.
(b) To Europe.
(c) To Pennsylvania.
(d) To Washington.

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

7. Why does Jess feel uncomfortable at the Burke’s house in Chapter 12?
(a) He does not like the Burkes.
(b) The adults are not treating him kindly.
(c) He’s embarrassed of his parents.
(d) He is the only child and all of the adults are crying and watching him.

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

9. What does Jess’s father have to remind him in Chapter 11?
(a) That Leslie has died.
(b) To be kind to his sisters.
(c) To walk P.T.
(d) That today is a school day.

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

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

12. Why can’t Mrs. Burke help in Chapter 7?
(a) She is traveling for work.
(b) She is sick with influenza and cannot get out of bed.
(c) She is in a wheelchair from polio.
(d) She is writing a book.

13. What do Brenda and Ellie accuse Jess of the morning after finding out Leslie is dead?
(a) They accuse Jess of not caring that Leslie is dead.
(b) They accuse him of Leslie’s death since he didn’t invite her to DC.
(c) They accuse him of being boring.
(d) Stealing their pancakes.

14. What color is the Burke’s living room painted?
(a) Red.
(b) Gold.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

15. What do Jess and Leslie see at the creek bed that leads them to Terabithia?
(a) An eight-foot wide sea.
(b) A mudslide.
(c) Miss Bessie.
(d) A fallen tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesse retrieve from under his mattress in Chapter 12?

2. How old would Leslie be the year she died?

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

4. What season is it in Chapter 7?

5. Who sleeps in Jess’s bed with him in Chapter 12?

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