Bridge to Terabithia Questions

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Bridge to Terabithia Questions
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Chapter 1 Questions

• Why is Jess wearing neither shirt nor shoes?
• Why has he gotten up early every morning in the
  summer?
• Why does Jess like May Belle?
• Who is Miss Bessie?
• What news does May Belle share with Jess in the
  bean patch?

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Chapter 2 Questions

• What does Jess keep under the mattress?
• How do we know Jess loves to draw?
• How did Jesss father react when his son told him
  that he wanted to be an artist?
• Who is Miss Edmunds?
• What was Jesss first reaction when he met Leslie
  Burke?

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Chapter 3 Questions

• Who is Mr. Turner?
• How is Leslie different from the other students?
• Why is Mrs. Myers unhappy with her new class?
• What did the boys organize outside once they had
  been dismissed after eating their lunch?
• Why were the boys stunned at the results of
  Jesss heat?
• Why does Jess sit beside May Belle on the bus?

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Chapter 4 Questions

• Why wasn't running fun anymore?
• How do you know that Jess really likes Miss
  Edmunds?
• What did Leslie mean by the statement, "Money is
  not the problem"?
• Why was Leslie unable to do the project on
  Jacques Cousteau?
• According to Leslie, what was the only way that
  someone would be able to get to their magic
  country?
• What did Leslie name their new secret land?
• Why did Leslie and Jess avoid one another during
  school hours?

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Chapter 5 Questions

• Who was the "real" giant in their lives?
• What plan of action do they decide on to pay back
  Janice Avery?
• What was the hardest part of the plan to get
  Janice Avery?
• How does Leslie prevent Mrs. Pierce from
  discovering Jess in the classroom?

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Chapter 6 Questions

• What two things did Jess plan to give Leslie for
  Christmas initially?
• Why did Jess get off the bus before his normal
  stop?
• What does Leslie give Jess for Christmas?
• Describe the scene at Jesss house on Christmas
  Day.

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Chapter 7 Questions

• What happened when Jess tried to go to Terabithia
  alone?
• Compare the relationship between Leslie and her
  father and Jess and his father.
• Why did Jess feel differently when he was at
  Leslie's house?
• Who does Leslie discover crying in the bathroom
  stall? Why was this person crying?

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Chapter 8 Questions

• What was unusual about the weather in the
  beginning of Chapter 8?
• Why did the Aarons family only go to church at
  Easter?
• Why would the girls not be wearing new clothes to
  church this Easter?
• How did Jesss sisters react to the news about
  their father?
• Why does Leslie say she would like to go to
  church with Jesss family?

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Chapter 9 Questions

• Explain why this chapter is called The Evil
  Spell.
• What does Jess wake up to in the middle of the
  night?
• What is the "flaw" that Jess recognizes in his
  own character and doesn't like.
• According to Jess, what will Leslie still want to
  do despite the heavy rains?

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Chapter 10 Questions

• What does Jess want Leslie to teach him how to do
  in the summer?
• Who called Jess and what did the caller want?
• What didn't occur to Jess until the car was past
  Millsburg?
• When does Jess first realize that something is
  wrong?

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Chapter 11 Questions

• How did Jess react when he was given the news?
• Why does Brenda Aarons express surprise at her
  brother's behavior?
• Why does Jesss father suggest that they should
  pay a visit to the neighbors?

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Chapter 12 Questions

• Why does Jess think that Leslie has failed him?
• What is the significance of the phrase, I am now
  the fastest runner in the fifth grade ?
• Why did Bill give P.T. to Jess?

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Chapter 13 Questions

• What did Jess want to make for Leslies funeral
  in Terabithia?
• Why did Mrs. Myers ask Jess to step into the
  hall?
• What two important events happen at the end of
  the story?  Why are they so important?