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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 Leslie question Jess about in Chapter 8?

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

3. What is Jess’ mother worried had happened in Chapter 10?

4. Why is Janice Avery crying in Chapter 7?

5. What has been done with Leslie’s body in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jess wakes in the night in Chapter 11, what does he think has happened?

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

3. Though Jess does not want to go to Terabithia without Leslie in Chapter 7, he is reluctant to go home. Why?

4. Why does Jess act as if everything is alright after Leslie’s death?

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

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

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 does Jess help Mr. Burke and Leslie do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Jess doesn’t have enough money to buy Leslie a Christmas present. He feels a lot of anxiety about making her something and keeps destroying the drawings that he creates. Why does Jess feel so much anxiety about Leslie’s gift? Why does it need to be perfect? What does it represent for Jess? What does he get her?

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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