Characters
This is the grade Jess is in when the story begins.
What is fourth grade?
Jess and Leslie take revenge on Janice Avery by doing this.
What is writing a fake love letter to her from the most attractive boy in the seventh grade?
This is the name of the fictional place Jess and Leslie create in the woods.
What is Terabithia?
One of the central themes of the story is this.
What is the power of imagination (or friendship)?
This is one of the things that is important to Jess and why.
What is art? Because Jess is passionate about drawing.
Jess has this number of siblings and these are their names.
What are four siblings: three sisters and one brother?
This is the gift Jess gives Leslie for Christmas.
What is a book of his drawings?
Jess and Leslie’s secret place is located across this.
What is a creek?
Who does Jess confide in about his feelings for Leslie after her death?
May Belle.
Jess and Leslie take revenge on Janice because of this reason.
What is Janice stole May Belle’s Twinkies?
When Jess first meets Leslie Burke, he has this initial confusion.
What is he cannot tell if she is a boy or a girl?
Leslie's father paints the living room this way.
What is natural wood after peeling the wallpaper and sanding the walls?
Miss Edmunds takes Jess on a trip to this place in Washington.
What is The National Gallery?
How does Jess feel after he first learns of Leslie's death?
Jess feels a deep sense of shock, disbelief, and guilt, and struggles with feelings of loneliness and sadness.
Jess’s feelings about Leslie’s dad change because of this.
What is Jess initially feels uncomfortable but later sees him as caring?
This character is the school bully who causes trouble for Leslie and Jess.
Who is Janice Avery?
Leslie dies after this happens.
What is she runs through her foot with a rusty nail while renovating Terabithia?
Jess and Leslie first meet on this.
What is the school bus?
Why does Jess feel uncomfortable when Leslie first arrives at his school?
Jess feels uncomfortable because Leslie is different, she doesn’t follow the norms of the school, and she beats him in races, which makes him feel unsure about her.
This is how Jess’s parents support him after Leslie dies.
What is they offer him emotional support and time to grieve?
Leslie’s puppy is named this.
What is Prince Terrien?
After Leslie’s death, Jess does this to honor her memory.
What is building a bridge to Terabithia and making May Belle his new queen?
Leslie's family is from this place, which is different from Jess's family's town.
What is the city?
What is the significance of Terabithia to Jess and Leslie?
Possible answer: Terabithia is a magical, secret kingdom that Jess and Leslie create as a place of escape, where they rule as king and queen, and it symbolizes their friendship and imagination.
After Leslie dies, Jess struggles with deep grief. How does he find healing and begin to cope with her loss?
Jess begins to heal by building the bridge to Terabithia as a way to honor Leslie. He also shares the secret of Terabithia with May Belle, allowing him to preserve Leslie's memory while accepting his grief.