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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 happens while Jess is milking Miss Bessie in Chapter 10?

2. Where has Prince Terrien been exiled to in Chapter 7?

3. What does Leslie believe has caused the rain in Chapter 9?

4. What does Jesse retrieve from under his mattress in Chapter 12?

5. Who finds Jess and comforts him at the creek in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jess resolve to talk to Leslie about in Chapter 10? What does he anticipate will be her reaction?

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

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

4. Why does Mr. Burke find Jess so helpful?

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

6. 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?

7. Why do Jess’s sisters accuse him of not caring about Leslie’s death?

8. Why do the Aarons only go to church at Easter?

9. Why does Jess describe his day with Miss Edmunds as the “perfect day”?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leslie explains that her parents have moved to “reassess their value structure.” What does this mean? What does Jess learn about Leslie’s parents?

Essay Topic 2

Jess and Leslie create an imaginary land called Terabithia. How is Terabithia both literally and figuratively an escape for them? For Jess, why is Terabithia an escape? For Leslie, why is Terabithia an escape? Why does Jess believe Leslie is fit to be a queen?

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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