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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 doesn’t get new church clothes in Chapter 8?
(a) Mother and Father.
(b) Jess and his father.
(c) May Belle and Joyce Ann.
(d) Jess and his mother.

2. Who does Leslie hear crying in the girls’ bathroom in Chapter 7?
(a) Miss Edmunds.
(b) Janice Avery.
(c) May Belle.
(d) Brenda.

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, where does Leslie want Jess to take her?
(a) To the barn.
(b) To the palace.
(c) To the dance.
(d) To church on Easter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jess wakes in the middle of the night in Chapter 11, what does he think has happened?

2. Where do Jess and his parents go at the beginning of Chapter 12?

3. Who is afraid of the water in Chapter 9?

4. What is Jess’ mother worried had happened in Chapter 10?

5. What happens while Jess is milking Miss Bessie in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jess wakes in the night in Chapter 11, what does he think has happened?

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

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

4. Why doesn’t Jess want to go to Terabithia alone?

5. Why does Jess describe his day with Miss Edmunds as the “perfect day”?

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

7. Why is Jesse upset that Leslie is being cremated?

8. Describe how Jess and Leslie react differently to the rushing creek in Chapter 8.

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

10. Though Jess does not want to go to Terabithia without Leslie in Chapter 7, he is reluctant to go home. Why?

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