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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 accuses Jess of tripping them on the bus?

2. What did Leslie say is the reason her parents moved to Lark Creek?

3. Who is Leslie Burke?

4. What is Jess’s consequence for being accused of tripping someone on the bus?

5. How does Jess describe his house at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Jess not interested in the fact that he will have new neighbors in the Perkins’ place?

4. What is Jess initially afraid of when he does smile at Leslie?

5. Why isn’t running fun for the boys anymore in Chapter 4?

6. How does Jess get peace in the evenings?

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

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

9. Why does Jess want to get something special for May Belle for Christmas?

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

Paterson uses foreshadowing throughout Bridge to Terabithia to give readers emotional clues about what is to come. What foreshadowing did she provide for what was going to happen to Leslie?

Essay Topic 2

Leslie explains that her parents have moved to “reassess their value structure.” What does this mean? What does Jess learn about Leslie’s parents?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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