This character is the main character in Bridge to Terabithia.
Who is Jesse Aarons?
100
This is the state in which the story takes place.
What is Virginia?
100
Jesse is internally conflicted with this hobby. He is afraid to show anyone but Mrs. Edmunds. His dad is especially skeptical of this pastime.
What is drawing?
100
This is the activity Ellie and Brenda do two days before the first day of school, leaving Jesse with all of the chores.
What is shopping?
100
This is the item that Brenda gets while shopping which throws Jesse's mom into a frenzy.
What is a see-through blouse?
200
This character worships Jesse. She is seven years old and wishes she had someone her own age with which to play.
Who is May Belle?
200
This is a word that describes the kind of town Jesse lives in, far away from city life.
What is rural?
200
There is conflice between Jesse and these characters because Jesse has to do all of the work when they choose not to.
Who are Jesse's sisters?
200
When dad returns from work, she is the character allowed to climb into the truck with him.
Who is May Belle?
200
This is the name of the Aarons' cow which Jesse milks every day.
Who is Miss Bessie?
300
This character is humorous and brave. She is new in town, but she seems confident and happy with who she is; she does not seem to care what other people think.
Who is Leslie Burke?
300
This is where Jesse's dad works.
What is Washington, D.C.?
300
Jesse wants to be the fastest runner in fifth grade. Which character challenges this dream and ruins recess for the fifth graders?
Who is Leslie Burke?
300
This is the character who sits near the radiator because the class is now packed with 31 students.
Who is Leslie Burke?
300
He was the fastest runner during the previous school year but is now in sixth grade.
Who is Wayne Pettis?
400
This character wants to be the fastest fifth grader (not Jesse). He pesters Jesse in class when he sees him drawing.
Who is Gary Fulcher?
400
This is the name of Jesse's school.
What is Lark Creek Elementary?
400
Jesse does not detest school, but this teacher makes school unbearable. She only smiles on the first day of school.
Who is Mrs. Myers?
400
Before recess, the students eat their lunches inside. At their desks, Leslie is made fun of for eating this.
What is clabber?
400
These are the books Mrs. Myers asks students to pass out ceremoniously on the first day of school.
What are Math books?
500
These are Jesse's older sisters who get out of doing chores, complain about not having new school supplies, and spend a day shopping while Jesse does all of the work.
Who are Ellie and Brenda?
500
It is the name of the family who lived in Jesse's neighboring house. The Burke family moves into the house once owned by this family.
What is Perkins?
500
The students at Lark Creek struggle to be liked by their classmates. In an effort to keep a positive image about themselves, many students only pretend to enjoy this class that is only held at Lark Creek on Fridays.
What is music class?
500
Once Leslie joins the boys for footraces, many boys choose not to participate. This is the activity they choose to do instead.
What is King of the Mountain?
500
This is the song that the principal adds to Mrs. Edmunds' list of songs for music class.