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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Jess tell Leslie to meet him so that he can give Leslie her present?
(a) Christmas morning.
(b) After lunch.
(c) Christmas evening.
(d) Christmas Eve.

3. What does Jess write about for his hobby paper in Mrs. Myers’s class?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Football.
(d) Running.

4. Who wins all of the races the first week of school?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Greg.
(c) Gary.
(d) Jess.

5. Besides May Belle, who does Jess like to show his drawings to?
(a) Leslie Burke.
(b) His father.
(c) Miss Edmunds.
(d) Brenda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word(s) does Jess say to himself before he begins running in Chapter 1?

2. What did Jess help his mother do in Chapter 2?

3. Where does Jess tell May Belle he is going?

4. What threatens the peace of Terabithia?

5. What does Jess like to draw?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the students at Lark Creek have to eat lunch at their desks?

2. Why do the teachers hate Fridays? What does this suggest about his school?

3. Why is Jess anxious about making something for Leslie’s Christmas gift?

4. Why does Leslie hate it in Lark Creek?

5. Why doesn’t Jess allow Gary Fulcher to see his drawings?

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

7. Why does Jess run every morning during his summer vacation?

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

9. What is Jess initially afraid of when he does smile at Leslie?

10. Describe Leslie and Jess’s plan of revenge for bullying them and May Belle.

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