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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jess finally get Leslie for Christmas?

2. Who went to town to go school shopping in Chapter 2?

3. Which corner of the cow pasture does Jess start in in Chapter 1?

4. What grade is Janice Avery in?

5. What does Mrs. Myers ask Jess to do in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on initial descriptions of his home and school, what type of neighborhood and community does Jess’s family live in?

2. Why do the teachers hate Fridays? What does this suggest about his school?

3. Why does Jess ignore Leslie during recess in Chapter 3?

4. Why does Jess think that he is stupid, as described in Chapter 6?

5. How do Jess’ sisters manipulate his mother into giving them money for school shopping?

6. What does Jess want to do with his drawings, as described in Chapter 3?

7. Why are the other teachers critical of Miss Edmunds’ appearance?

8. What does Jess want from his father?

9. Why does Jess feel one must swing into Terabithia over the creek gully, rather than just walk through it?

10. Why is Jess anxious about making something for Leslie’s Christmas gift?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is unsatisfying about Jess's relationship to his parents? Who, if anyone, is at fault for this? What needs to be done to improve the relationship? Does this happen in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Jess believes that he and Miss Edmunds love each other. He describes their love and connection as truer and purer than other kinds of love. Describe their relationship. How does Miss Edmunds feel? What is the basis of the their relationship? What relationship might he be replacing with his feelings for Miss Edmunds?

Essay Topic 3

What are Jess's immediate reactions to Leslie's death? How normal are they? What would happen if he did not go through them?

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