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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 like to do early in the morning?

2. Who/what is Miss Bessie?

3. What does May Belle tell Jess in Chapter 1 about the Perkins’ place?

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

5. What do Leslie and Jess do to get revenge on Janice Avery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Katherine Paterson mean when, on page 3, Jess is described as having more grit than any other 10-year-old?

3. Why does Jess run every morning during his summer vacation?

4. How does a specific kid bully others in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

8. Why doesn’t Jess want anyone to know that he is running?

9. Who does Jess show his drawings to and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lark Creek Elementary School does not have enough sports equipment for all the students. Likewise, Jess describes his house as “rattly” and the surrounding properties as downtrodden and worn. What does this suggest about the neighborhood and community where Jess is living?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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