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Characters (2)
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Why was Mrs. Myer's 5th grade class surprised about Leslie?
She dressed in faded cutoffs and and undershirt on the first day of school.
100
What was the name of the town where Jess lived?
Lark Creek
100
Around what year does the story take place?
1977, after the Vietnam War was over.
100
What is the author's name?
Katherine Paterson
100
Who was Janice Avery?
7th Grade Bully
200
Why did Jess's parents worry about him?
They thought he spent too much time playing with a girl.
200
Where did Leslie and her family move from?
Arlington
200
DOUBLE POINTS! Why didn't some of the kids like Miss Edmunds? What did they call her?
The kids said she looked like a hippie.
200
Where was the author born?
China
200
Why was Janice Avery crying in the bathroom?
Her "best friends" had told everyone that her father beats her.
300
How was Miss Edmunds different from Jess's other teachers? (2 ways)
She dressed like a hippie and she appreciated Jess's drawings.
300
Jess referred to the house where Leslie and her parents lived as...
The Old Perkins Place
300
What genre would best describe this novel?
realistic fiction
300
Why did the author write Bridge to Terabithia?
She wrote the story after her son's best friend died
300
Why did Leslie decide to go to church on Easter?
Because she had never gone before. It would be a "new experience."
400
Why did Leslie's parents move to Lark Creek?
They were reassessing (rethinking) their value structure.
400
DOUBLE POINTS! Where was Terabithia located and how did the kids get there?
In the woods, by swinging on a rope across a creek.
400
Whose point of view is the novel written from? a) third person limited b) first person c) second person
third person limited
400
DOUBLE POINTS! How did the author's son's best friend die?
She was struck by lightning
400
Why didn't Jess want to go to Terabithia after Easter?
It was raining hard and he was afraid to cross over the creek.
500
Why didn't Jess like Bill at first?
He spent a lot of time with Leslie.
500
DOUBLE POINTS! Where was Jess and who was he with the day Leslie died?
At the Smithsonian in Washington with Miss Edmunds.
500
Where did Jess's dad work?
He drove to Washington to work
500
What was the name of the author's son's best friend?
Lisa Hill
500
DOUBLE POINTS! When Jess and his parents visited Leslie's house after her death, why did Jess become angry? What did Jess do first when he visited Terabithia after Leslie's death?
He became angry because Leslie had been cremated. He made a funural wreath for the Queen of Terabithia.