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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. Why has Prince Terrien been exiled?
(a) The Burke family has a difficult time getting things down with the puppy’s playfulness.
(b) He defecates in the house.
(c) He chews on the furniture.
(d) He growls and barks at Mr. Burke.

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

3. What happens to Jess’s father in Chapter 8?
(a) He gets a new job.
(b) He is laid off from work.
(c) He gets a promotion.
(d) He quits his job.

4. What is the special smile that Mrs. Myers beams at Leslie becoming known as?
(a) The Leslie Burke Special.
(b) Crazy Eyes.
(c) The Myers Happy Special.
(d) Monster Mouth Mania.

5. At the end of Chapter 7, who finds out about Terabithia?
(a) May Belle.
(b) Mr. Burke.
(c) Jess's mother.
(d) Miss Edmunds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jess do with what he retrieves from under his mattress in Chaper 12?

2. Where has Prince Terrien been exiled to in Chapter 7?

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

4. Which holiday is nearing in Chapter 8?

5. What does Leslie question Jess about in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why doesn’t Jess’s mom buy her daughers new clothes for Easter Sunday?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Jess want to help Janice Avery? What does this say about his

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