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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. What does Jess resolve to tell Leslie in Chapter 10?
(a) That he does not feel comfortable around Mr. Burke.
(b) That he no longer wants to be her friend.
(c) That he does not believe the Bible.
(d) That he doesn’t want to go to Terabithia until the creek dries up.

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

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

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

5. What does Leslie question Jess about in Chapter 8?
(a) Why he isn’t wearing nice clothing.
(b) Whether he believes the Bible is true or not.
(c) Where milk comes from.
(d) His father’s work situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who doesn’t get new church clothes in Chapter 8?

2. Which holiday is nearing in Chapter 8?

3. What does Brenda tell Jess about Leslie in Chapter 10?

4. Who carries P.T. across the water?

5. Who does Leslie hear crying in the girls’ bathroom in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Burke find Jess so helpful?

3. What does Jess resolve to talk to Leslie about in Chapter 10? What does he anticipate will be her reaction?

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

5. What does Jess help Mr. Burke and Leslie do?

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

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

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

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

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

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