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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. Who is supposed to meet Janice Avery in Chapter 5?

2. Why doesn’t Jess run to his father to hug and kiss him like May Belle?

3. What point of view is Bridge to Terabithia written in?

4. Where do the students at Lark Creek eat their lunch?

5. What song do the students sing together in music class in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does May Belle call Jess “yeller”?

3. Why won’t Jess show his drawings to his dad?

4. Why does Jess blame Leslie for the boys no longer wanting to race?

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

6. What do Jess and Leslie believe Janice Avery hates above all else?

7. Why does Jess make dinner for his younger sisters? What does he make?

8. Why does Joyce Ann cry on Christmas Eve?

9. Describe Leslie and Jess’s plan of revenge for bullying them and May Belle.

10. Why doesn’t Jess allow Gary Fulcher to see his drawings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jess and Leslie create an imaginary land called Terabithia. How is Terabithia both literally and figuratively an escape for them? For Jess, why is Terabithia an escape? For Leslie, why is Terabithia an escape? Why does Jess believe Leslie is fit to be a queen?

Essay Topic 2

Jess is resentful of his older sisters and the relationship they have with their mother. What is the cause of this tension? How does his relationship differ with his mother compared to his older sisters? How does his mother treat him? How are expectations different for the children?

Essay Topic 3

Jess doesn’t have enough money to buy Leslie a Christmas present. He feels a lot of anxiety about making her something and keeps destroying the drawings that he creates. Why does Jess feel so much anxiety about Leslie’s gift? Why does it need to be perfect? What does it represent for Jess? What does he get her?

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