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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 sleeps in Jess’s bed with him in Chapter 12?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Jess's father.
(c) May Belle.
(d) P.T., the dog.

2. What does Jess blame Leslie for in Chapter 12?
(a) For stealing his friends.
(b) Bringing him into her world and before he was yet comfortable, leaving him stranded without her when he needs her most.
(c) Making him too girly and emotional.
(d) Forcing him to only be the second fastest runner in the fifth grade.

3. Where do Jess and his parents go at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) To the Perkins place to visit Leslie’s parents.
(b) Out to dinner.
(c) To the school.
(d) To Leslie’s funeral.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, where does Leslie want Jess to take her?

2. Who finds Jess and comforts him at the creek in Chapter 12?

3. Why doesn’t Jess want to go to Terabithia when he wakes up Wednesday morning in Chapter 9?

4. What is the special smile that Mrs. Myers beams at Leslie becoming known as?

5. Why does Jess feel uncomfortable at the Burke’s house in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Leslie’s advice for Janice Avery in Chapter 7?

2. Why is Jess’ father home early in Chapter 10, and why is his family gathered around the table?

3. Why do the Aarons only go to church at Easter?

4. Why do Jess’s sisters accuse him of not caring about Leslie’s death?

5. How Jesse’s father is portrayed differently in Chapter 11? What does he do?

6. What does Miss Edmunds want Jess to see in the galleries?

7. Why does Jess act as if everything is alright after Leslie’s death?

8. What is different about the creek bed in Chapter 8?

9. Even though Leslie was a strong swimmer, how is it plausible that she drowned? What do the adults and authorities think happened?

10. Why is Jess in such a hurry to get out of his house the morning that Miss Edmunds’ invites him to Washington D.C.?

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