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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) Jess and his father.
(b) May Belle and Joyce Ann.
(c) Jess and his mother.
(d) Mother and Father.

2. What do Brenda and Ellie accuse Jess of the morning after finding out Leslie is dead?
(a) Stealing their pancakes.
(b) They accuse him of being boring.
(c) They accuse Jess of not caring that Leslie is dead.
(d) They accuse him of Leslie’s death since he didn’t invite her to DC.

3. How does Jess respond to May Belle’s question when he returns from the Perkins’ place in Chapter 12?
(a) He ignores her and walks past her.
(b) He yells at her and tells her to shut up.
(c) He begins sobbing and runs to their room.
(d) He hits her really hard in the face.

4. What happens when Jess and Miss Edmunds leave the gallery?
(a) Her car won’t start.
(b) There is a thunder and lightning storm.
(c) The sun comes out.
(d) He trips down the stairs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Burke sometimes do while Jess, Leslie and Mr. Burke are painting and working?

2. Why can’t Mrs. Burke help in Chapter 7?

3. After Leslie’s encounters with Janice Avery in Chapter 7, Leslie comes into the fifth grade classroom with what?

4. Where was Leslie found dead?

5. Who wakes up when Jess goes to milk Miss Bessie in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Jess relieved when Leslie doesn’t tell her parents about Terabithia?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What are Jess’s sisters fighting about in Chapter 8?

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