Bridge to Terabithia All Chapters

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By Katherine Paterson
Comprehension Test(s)
78 Questions

Chapter 1: "Jessie Oliver Aarons, Jr."

Answer the following 7 questions

1. Where does Jessie live? *

1 point

in an apartment in a big city

on a farm

in the jungle in South America

at a school for troubled boys

2. How many brothers and sisters does Jessie have? *

1 point

he doesn't have any ; he is an only child

he has two brothers and three sisters

he has one sister and no brothers

he has four sisters and no brothers

3. What sport does Jessie practice the most, and why? *

1 point

football, because he wants to be on the school's team

weightlifting, because he wants to have big muscles to impress girls

running, because he wants to be the fastest runner at school

swimming, because he wanted to be a lifeguard at the beach

4. What do Jessie's older sisters do to get out of doing chores? *

1 point

they go upstairs to do homework

they say they need to go to the store to buy school supplies

they pretend to be sick and go lay down in bed

they tell their mom that they have to practice for the school play

5. Which sister worships Jessie? *

1 point

Ellie

Brenda

Joyce Ann

May Belle

6. What farm work does Jessie do? *

1 point

he milks the cow

he drives the tractor

he paints the barn

he shears wool from the sheep

7. What do Jessie's sisters do when Jessie comes in from running? *

1 point

they congratulate him for being such a good runner

they offer him a cool glass of water

they send him back outside to milk the cow

they tease him for smelling so bad

Chapter 2: "Leslie Burke"

Answer the following 9 questions

8. What did Jessie make for dinner, and why? *

1 point

peanut butter sandwiches, because his mom was tired

salad from the vegetables in the garden, because they wanted to eat a healthy dinner

he got some burgers from the take-out restaurant down the road because the kitchen was filthy

he did not make any dinner because the kitchen was too smelly

9. What was going on down at the old Perkins place? *

1 point

the house caught on fire when the stove was left on

exterminators were tenting the house for termites

a new family was moving in

they were having a garage sale

10. What hobby did Jessie have that he liked to do on his own? *

1 point

build model airplanes

draw cartoons of animals doing strange things

bake cookies for his family

kill bugs with farm tools

11. How does Jessie feel towards his father? *

1 point

he hates him because he punishes him all the time

he misses his father and being able to spend more time with him the way he did years ago

he hates him because he makes him do so much work around the farm

he wishes his father wouldn't spend so much time at home

12. Who encouraged Jessie to draw? *

1 point

his sisters

his mother

his art teacher

his music teacher

13. Who was Jessie in love with? *

1 point

Sara, a girl in his class from last year

his music teacher, Ms. Edmunds

Julie, a character in his favorite comic book

his dog Ralph

14. Why did all the teachers at Jessie's school hate Fridays? *

1 point

because they had to go to meetings after school

because they would miss the students over the weekend

because the music class would make so much noise

because they did not like the food served in the cafeteria that day

15. What made Jessie feel lonely among all those 'females'? *

1 point

That he spent so much time with his mom and his sisters

that his father was away from home so much during the week

the fact that the rooster had died

all of the above

16. What did Leslie Burke say to Jessie when she first saw him running? *

1 point

"My little sister can run faster than you!"

"If you're so afraid of the cow, why don't you just climb the fence?"

"Why don't you put on some shoes? It'll make you run faster?"

"You're the fastest runner I ever saw!"

Chapter 3: "The Fastest Kid in the Fifth Grade"

Answer the following 8 questions

17. What was the teacher's complaint about Leslie being added to her class? *

1 point

Leslie wasn't smart enough to be in the Fifth Grade

she didn't approve of the way Leslie was dressed

that Leslie had arrived late to school

that she had more students in her class than any other class at the school

18. When was Mrs. Myers, the teacher, known to smile? *

1 point

only on the first and last day of school

only after Winter Break

only when her class won the best attendance trophy

only when a student in her class won the Fifth Grade race

19. What happened when Gary Fulcher came over to Jess' desk to look at his drawing? *

1 point

Jess proudly showed Gary the drawing that he was working on

Jess asked Gary if he could borrow some of his colored pencils

Jess covered the drawing with his arms so Gary couldn't see it

Jess yelled at Gary to get away from him

20. What was a punishment that Mrs. Myers gave students for misbehavior in class? *

1 point

they had to go outside and clap out dusty erasers

they had to stay after school and sweep the floor

they had to stand in the corner facing the wall

they had to copy pages of text from the dictionary

21. Who took charge of organizing the Fifth Grade boys' races during the lunch recess? *

1 point

Mrs. Myers, the Fifth Grade teacher

Jessie Aarons

Wayne Pettis

Gary Fulcher

22. What did Jess do when Gary Fulcher told Leslie that she couldn't run with them because she was a girl? *

1 point

Jess agreed and told Leslie that she couldn't run

Jess went and got a teacher to come over who told Gary that they had to let her run

Jess stood up for her and made Gary let her run

Jess asked the other boys what they thought about it

23. What happened when the boys had their running race on the first day? *

1 point

Jess won the race just like he planned

Leslie surprised everyone by running with the boys and winning

the field was too muddy from the Spring rains to run on that day

the teacher wouldn't let the kids play because they were too noisy in class

24. After the first week of school, why did everyone 'sort of decide' to end the races? *

1 point

because there were too many fights about who won each race

because Gary made everyone mad by being so bossy, that the other boys stopped coming

because all the boys realized that they couldn't beat Leslie

because the weather was so hot that they all got too sweaty

Chapter 4: Rulers of Terabithia

Answer the following 15 questions

25. Where were Jess and Leslie, when Jess first decided it was okay to smile at her? *

1 point

they were in class while doing their Math assignment

they were in the Teachers' Room for Ms. Edmunds' Music class

they were in the bus on the way to school

they were on Jessie's family's farm watching the animals by the barn

26. What problem did Leslie have with the homework assignment that Mrs. Myers gave the students? *

1 point

the assignment was to watch a television program, and her family did not have a TV

the assignment was too hard for Leslie, and she didn't understand the work

the assignment was about sea animals, and she was afraid of going underwater

the assignment had to be written in French, and she did not know how to write in French

27. How did the other students in the class respond when Leslie mentioned that her family did not have a television set in their house? *

1 point

they were polite and tried not to hurt her feelings

many of the students offered for Leslie to come over to their houses to watch the program with them

they were rude and were making hissing sounds

they suggested that the teacher record the show so Leslie could watch the program at school

28. This story was written in 1972, and takes place during this time period. Could the teacher have recorded the program for the class to watch? Which of these technologies were common in people's homes at this time in history? *

1 point

VCR (Videocassette Recorder) / DVD Player

Cable / Satellite TV

Internet / Youtube

none of these technologies were common on available in 1972

29. How did Jess help protect Leslie when she was upset on the bus? *

1 point

he told her not to try and sit in the bus seat where seventh graders usually sat

he told all the other students in the bus to be nice to Leslie

he took her off the bus to the Principal's Office so she could have an adult to talk to

he made sure that they sat right behind the driver so the driver could keep an eye on them

30. What did Leslie give to May Belle so she and Jess could spend time alone after school? *

1 point

candy

paper dolls

stickers

money

31. When Leslie suggested to Jess that they '...need a place...', what did she mean? *

1 point

a place for them to grow their favorite vegetables

a secret place for them to be alone, and create an imaginary kingdom

a place to do their homework where Jess' sisters wouldn't bother them

a place where Leslie would be able to watch TV since her family didn't have one

32. What books did Leslie loan to Jess so he could know how to envision a magic kingdom? *

1 point

Chronicles of Narnia

Alice in Wonderland

Beauty and the Beast

Star Trek

33. How did Leslie and Jess cross the gully to get to Terabithia? *

1 point

walking across a concrete overpass over the main highway through town

by swinging on a rope hanging from an apple tree

stepping carefully over old stalks of bamboo lain over the gully that ran by the farm

crawling through a large sewer pipe that ran under the roadway

34. Where did Jess and Leslie get the materials they needed to build their castle stronghold? *

1 point

from the lumberyard in town

Leslie's parents went to Home Depot™ and had the building materials delivered to the place in the forest

from discarded boards where the new gymnasium was being built

from the scrap heap by the cow pasture on the farm

35. Leslie explained to Jess that good people have to stand up to bullies, otherwise they turn into "...tyrants and dictators." Who was the bully Leslie was talking about? *

1 point

Jess' sister, Ellie

Mrs. Myers

Gary Fulcher

Janice Avery

36. What was the profession of both of Leslie's parents? *

1 point

writers

farmers

lawyers

teachers

37. A string quarter is a group of four musicians playing stringed instruments like violins, violas, and cellos together. What did Jess think a string quartet was, at first? *

1 point

four quarters glued to a string

a square box made out of string

four pieces of string

a string wrapped around a spool four times

38. How did going to Terabithia with Leslie make Jess feel? *

1 point

scared, worried, and nervous

excited, strong, and smart

weak, young, and silly

poor, pitiful, and helpless

39. Leslie said: "This is not an ordinary place... Even the rulers of Terabithia come into it only at times of greatest sorrow or of greatest joy. We must strive to keep it sacred. It would not do to disturb the Spirits." What does the word sacred mean in Leslie's words above? *

1 point

something to be feared or frightened of

something to be wasted or thrown away

something to be respected and revered

something to be kept open to the public

Chapter 5: The Giant Killers

Answer the following 3 questions

40. Who was the 'real giant'? *

1 point

Jess' older sister, Brenda

the farmer's son who lived just up the road

Janice Avery

Mr. Turner, the Principal

41. What did Janice Avery do that made Jess so mad? *

1 point

she bullied his little sister and took her Twinkies

she was a bully to Jess

she followed him home and punched the cow, Ms. Bessie

she stole Jess' lunch money

42. What did Jess and Leslie do to get back at Janice Avery? *

1 point

they told her teacher that she had cheated on a test

they put bugs in her lunch bag

they wrote a fake love letter from a boy at school

they told the other kids in school not to be friends with her

Chapter 6: The Coming of Prince Terrian

Answer the 4 following questions

43. What did Jess' sisters tease Jess about that made him so mad? *

1 point

that Jess still slept with a night light

that Jess' mom still packed his lunch for him everyday

that Jess played Barbie with his little sister May Belle

that Leslie was Jess' girlfriend

44. What did Jess get Leslie as a Christmas present? *

1 point

a puppy

a hair ribbon and a necklace

he didn't get her anything

a record with her favorite songs

45. What did Leslie get for Jess for Christmas? *

1 point

new running shoes

a king's crown

a new bicycle

a set of art materials

46. Why did Jess continue to play with his new car set, even though he didn't like it that much? *

1 point

because he wanted to make his dad think he had broken it

because he wanted his father to buy him a new one

because he wanted his father to be proud of the present he gave him

he thought that if he played with it longer he might like it more

Chapter 7: The Golden Room

Answer the 5 following questions

47. Which of these descriptions did the author use to describe Leslie's father when he was doing home repair? *

1 point

expert plumber

careful gardener

absent-minded

precise painter

48. Why was going to Terabithia alone 'no good' for Jess? *

1 point

because he never had anything to eat

because he needed Leslie to make the magic

because Leslie never would help him

because bullies would come and threaten him

49. What imaginary game did Jess and Leslie play outside their castle? *

1 point

'cops and robbers'

battling with swords

'hide and seek'

spaghetti surprise

50. What was the "Leslie Burke Special"? *

1 point

Leslie's ability to get especially nice treatment from her teacher

Leslie's ability to convince her parents to give her presents

Leslie's delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe

Leslie's super speed in footraces

51. Why did Jess threaten to tell may Belle's friend that she still wet the bed sometimes?

1 point

because he had forgotten to milk the cow, and didn't want to get in trouble for that

because May Belle had bothered him too many times about playing Barbie with him

because she had caught him smoking, and he didn't want his parents to find out

because he didn't want her to tell anyone about Terabithia

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Chapter 8: Easter

Answer the 5 following questions

52. How often does Jess's family go to church?

1 point

only one time a year, on Easter Sunday

only on religious holidays

never

every Sunday

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53. What excuse did Jess' sister Brenda use to try and get out of going to church on Easter Sunday?

1 point

she said she had no church clothes to wear

she said going to church was boring

she said she had a lot of homework to do

she said riding in the family's truck was too uncomfortable

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54. What did Jess' mother say was a condition for Leslie to accompany the family to church on Easter Sunday?

1 point

Leslie had to arrive early to get a good seat

Leslie had to meet them at church because they didn't have enough room in their car

Leslie had to help take care of Joyce Ann

Leslie had to look 'decent'

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55. What did May Belle say would happen to Leslie if she 'didn't believe the Bible'?

1 point

"God'll damn you to hell when you die."

"God will take away all of your good luck."

"Leslie would be kicked out of church."

"Don't worry, Leslie, all good people go to heaven."

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56. What did May Belle say would happen to Leslie if she 'didn't believe the Bible'?

1 point

"God'll damn you to hell when you die."

"God will take away all of your good luck."

"Leslie would be kicked out of church."

"Don't worry, Leslie, all good people go to heaven."

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57. What would startle Jess when he was in church?

1 point

a baby crying in the pew behind him

his little sister May Belle pinching him

the preacher would use a loud voice from time to time

the organ player playing notes too loudly

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