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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. After Leslie’s encounters with Janice Avery in Chapter 7, Leslie comes into the fifth grade classroom with what?
2. Who wakes up when Jess goes to milk Miss Bessie in Chapter 10?
3. What is the special smile that Mrs. Myers beams at Leslie becoming known as?
4. Leslie says the finished living room is “worthy to be in ________” what?
5. Who doesn’t get new church clothes in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. Though Jess does not want to go to Terabithia without Leslie in Chapter 7, he is reluctant to go home. Why?
2. How Jesse’s father is portrayed differently in Chapter 11? What does he do?
3. Why is Jess relieved when Leslie doesn’t tell her parents about Terabithia?
4. When Jess wakes in the night in Chapter 11, what does he think has happened?
5. What does Jess help Mr. Burke and Leslie do?
6. Why does Jess act as if everything is alright after Leslie’s death?
7. Why does Jess want to help Janice Avery? What does this say about his
8. What is Leslie’s advice for Janice Avery in Chapter 7?
9. Why do Jess’s sisters accuse him of not caring about Leslie’s death?
10. Why do the Aarons only go to church at Easter?
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
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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