Bridge to Terabithia: Chapters 7 - 9 Test

Bill was referred to as “absent-minded”.

What does that mean?

• unintelligent

• sleepy

• forgetful

• thoughtful

Jess said the magic was “reluctant to come to him.”

Which figurative language device is being used here?

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

"Lord, he wished a million times he’d never helped buy that stupid doll.”

Which figurative language device is being used here?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Why is Jess angry at Leslie’s father?

• Bill is verbally abusive to Leslie.

• Bill refuses to allow Leslie to go over Jess’s house.

• Bill is taking up too much of Leslie’s time.

• Bill said he wanted Leslie to start making other friends.

Which is the BEST description of the new living room?

• black walls and refinished hardwood floor

• silver walls and blue shag carpeting

• flow wallpaper and red silk carpeting

• gold walls and refinished hardwood floor

What is ironic about Janice’s problem?

• She is more concerned about gossip being spread about her than the fact that her father beats her.

• She is upset that her father hits her, but then she turned around and hit Leslie in the bathroom.

• She is more concerned about doing well in school than she is about the gossip spread about her.

• She is upset that Jess and Leslie are friends, but then said she wanted to be friends with them.

What effect did the March weather have on Terabithia?

• The strong winds destroyed the fort.

• The heavy rains made traveling to it dangerous.

• The cold made it uncomfortable to stay there.

• The snow made the room cave in.

How did May Belle find out about Terabithia?

• Janice Avery told her about it.

• She followed Jess and Leslie.

• Leslie’s mother told her about it.

• She overhead Jess tell Leslie the location.

When Jess milked the cow, he listened to the “plink, plink, plink in the bottom of the pail.”

Which figurative language device is being used here?

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• personification

“In comparison to Leslie, Brenda and Ellie looked like a pair of peacocks with fake tail feathers.”

What was the narrator trying to imply with this simile?

• Brenda and Ellie think Leslie looks as skinny as a bird.

• Brenda and Ellie used feathers to dress up their outfits.

• Brenda and Ellie looked fake and cheap compared to Leslie.

• Brenda and Ellie were better dressed than Leslie.