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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 do Brenda and Ellie accuse Jess of the morning after finding out Leslie is dead?
2. What broke, causing Leslie’s death?
3. Who does Leslie hear crying in the girls’ bathroom in Chapter 7?
4. What does Jess’s father have to remind him in Chapter 11?
5. Why is Janice Avery crying in Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jess help Mr. Burke and Leslie do?
2. Why is Jess in such a hurry to get out of his house the morning that Miss Edmunds’ invites him to Washington D.C.?
3. Why doesn’t Jess want to go to Terabithia alone?
4. Why is Jesse upset that Leslie is being cremated?
5. Why do Jess’s sisters accuse him of not caring about Leslie’s death?
6. Why is Jess’ father home early in Chapter 10, and why is his family gathered around the table?
7. Though Jess does not want to go to Terabithia without Leslie in Chapter 7, he is reluctant to go home. Why?
8. Describe how Jess and Leslie react differently to the rushing creek in Chapter 8.
9. 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?
10. Why does Jess describe his day with Miss Edmunds as the “perfect day”?
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
In Chapter 4, Jess makes a conscious choice to befriend Leslie. Why does he do this? What is the catalyst for the change in Jess?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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