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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. Why is Janice Avery crying in Chapter 7?
2. Why can’t Mrs. Burke help in Chapter 7?
3. What does Jess do with what he retrieves from under his mattress in Chaper 12?
4. In Chapter 8, where does Leslie want Jess to take her?
5. What do Brenda and Ellie accuse Jess of the morning after finding out Leslie is dead?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why doesn’t Jess’s mom buy her daughers new clothes for Easter Sunday?
2. Why is Jess’ father home early in Chapter 10, and why is his family gathered around the table?
3. Why does Jess want to help Janice Avery? What does this say about his
4. Though Jess does not want to go to Terabithia without Leslie in Chapter 7, he is reluctant to go home. Why?
5. At the beginning of Chapter 9, Jess muses on the differences between his own mother and Judy, Leslie’s mother. What differences does he think about?
6. Why is Jesse upset that Leslie is being cremated?
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. What does Miss Edmunds want Jess to see in the galleries?
10. Even though Leslie was a strong swimmer, how is it plausible that she drowned? What do the adults and authorities think happened?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What provokes Jess and Leslie to befriend Janice when they find her crying?
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 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?
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