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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jess wakes in the middle of the night in Chapter 11, what does he think has happened?
(a) That his family is being cruel and playing a terrible joke on him.
(b) He doesn’t think anything has happened.
(c) That there has been a terrible mix up and that Leslie would never run away.
(d) That he has dreamed the terrible dream of someone telling him that Leslie has drowned.

2. 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 doesn’t feel well.
(c) He and Leslie had an argument.
(d) He’s afraid May Belle will follow him.

3. Who finds Jess and comforts him at the creek in Chapter 12?
(a) Brenda.
(b) His father.
(c) May Belle
(d) His mother.

4. Who is the only one at the table whose head isn’t down in Chapter 11?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Father.
(c) Mother.
(d) May Belle.

5. What does Mr. Burke begin to do to the old Perkins place?
(a) “Burn it.”
(b) “Tear it down.”
(c) “Repair it.”
(d) “Remodel the kitchen.”

6. What does Jess do with what he retrieves from under his mattress in Chaper 12?
(a) Takes it to the barn and burns it.
(b) He turns it over in his hands again and again as he cries.
(c) Gives it to his sisters.
(d) He runs down to the creek and flings all of it into the dirty brown water.

7. After Leslie’s encounters with Janice Avery in Chapter 7, Leslie comes into the fifth grade classroom with what?
(a) A scowl.
(b) A black eye.
(c) A smile on her face.
(d) A bloody lip.

8. 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 stay and go to the creek with Leslie.
(c) He feels guilty that he did not ask Leslie to go along with them.
(d) He feels guilty that he didn’t ask Leslie to be his girlfriend.

9. What does Jesse retrieve from under his mattress in Chapter 12?
(a) A blanket that he used to sleep with when he was a baby.
(b) He gets all of the paper and art supplies that Leslie had given him at Christmastime.
(c) His favorite book.
(d) A letter that Leslie had written him in class.

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

11. What do Leslie and Jess wear on their feet when they go to Terabithia during the rainstorm?
(a) Cleats.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Boots.
(d) Galoshes.

12. Who thanks Jess for being Leslie’s friend?
(a) The grandmother.
(b) Bill, Leslie’s father.
(c) Leslie’s Uncle James.
(d) Judy, Leslie’s mother.

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

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

15. What does Mrs. Burke sometimes do while Jess, Leslie and Mr. Burke are painting and working?
(a) She helps.
(b) She reads poetry to them.
(c) She cooks treats for them.
(d) Mrs. Burke is not around when they are painting the living room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jess’s father in Chapter 8?

2. Why is Janice Avery crying in Chapter 7?

3. What does Bill ask Jess to do in Chapter 12?

4. What does Jess blame Leslie for in Chapter 12?

5. Why can’t Mrs. Burke help in Chapter 7?

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