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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 Brenda tell Jess about Leslie in Chapter 10?

2. Who thanks Jess for being Leslie’s friend?

3. What does Jess remember that he has forgotten in Chapter 11?

4. Who doesn’t get new church clothes in Chapter 8?

5. What does Jess worry about when Miss Edmunds picks him up in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn’t Jess’s mom buy her daughers new clothes for Easter Sunday?

2. What is different about the creek bed in Chapter 8?

3. Describe how Jess and Leslie react differently to the rushing creek in Chapter 8.

4. Why does Jess want to help Janice Avery? What does this say about his

5. How Jesse’s father is portrayed differently in Chapter 11? What does he do?

6. What does Jess help Mr. Burke and Leslie do?

7. Why is Jess in such a hurry to get out of his house the morning that Miss Edmunds’ invites him to Washington D.C.?

8. What is Leslie’s advice for Janice Avery in Chapter 7?

9. Even though Leslie was a strong swimmer, how is it plausible that she drowned? What do the adults and authorities think happened?

10. Why is Jess relieved when Leslie doesn’t tell her parents about Terabithia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jess believes that he’s always received less affection than his sisters. More than anything he wants to be able to hug and kiss his father like his younger sisters. Why does Jess feel too old for this? How do his parents treat him differently than his sisters? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Jess enjoys spending time at Terabithia and with Leslie at her house. Jess avoids going home as much as possible. Why doesn’t Jess like being at home? What happens when he is at home?

Essay Topic 3

What provokes Jess and Leslie to befriend Janice when they find her crying?

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