Characters
Setting
Conflict
Sequence of Events
Vocabulary
100

"I'll just grab that old terror by the shoulders and shake the daylights out of it.  Maybe I'll learn to scuba dive."

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

In Terabithia Jess and Leslie VANQUISHED the Giant Killers.


defeated or evil

What is defeated.

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 conflict between MayBelle and this character over her Twinkies.

Who are Janice Avery?

200
When dad returns from work, she is the character allowed to climb into the truck with him.
Who is May Belle?
200

Columbia's defense was so RELENTLESS, the other team scored only 10 points.

lazy or persistent

What is persistent.

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

Which character in the book is a writer and is working on a book?

Who is Mrs. Burke?

300

Unlike the steady rains of April, we had some SPORADIC rains this fall.

disloyal  or random

What is random?

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

The title "The Perfect Day" is an example of what literary device?

What is IRONY?

400

When she tripped and fell, her face turned CRIMSON.



What is a dark red?

500

"Now I am not going to have any argument about who is paying.  I am a liberated woman, Jess Aarons."

Who is Miss Edmunds?

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

On the ride home from church, the author using foreshadowing by having MayBelle ask, "Leslie, what if you die?"  What dialogue did the author have Jess say when he was in Miss Edmunds car that foreshadowed Leslie's death?

What is "I'd give anything for a day like this."?

500

Jess was RELUCTANT to admit his fear of crossing the river.


hesitant or insincere

What is "hesitant.

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