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

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

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

4. What does Jess remember that he has forgotten in Chapter 11?
(a) His day in Washington DC with Miss Edmunds.
(b) To milk Miss Bessie.
(c) To do his homework.
(d) To walk P.T.

5. What does May Belle ask Jess when he returns from the Perkins’ place in Chapter 12?
(a) She asks Jess if she can use his art supplies.
(b) She asks if Jess saw Leslie’s body.
(c) She asks Jess if Leslie is coming back.
(d) She asks Jess if Leslie will go to hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 7, who finds out about Terabithia?

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

3. What do Brenda and Ellie accuse Jess of the morning after finding out Leslie is dead?

4. What happened to Leslie?

5. What is the rule at Lark Creek, which is more important than anything?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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