bridge to terabithia chapters 8-10

Why did Jesse like his music teacher, Miss Julia Edmonds? More than one answer!

• She was pretty to him.

• She liked the way he drew pictures.

• He saw her every day for most of the school time.

• She looked like all the other teachers.

Who did Jesse meet at the end of the chapter? Check all the answers that correctly describe that person!

• A girl who seemed to be his age

• A neighbor who just moved in

• Leslie Burke

• A person who just happened to be sitting on the fence while he was running in his cow pasture

Why is Jesse looking forward to running races this year at his school? (More than one answer!)

• He is in the 5th grade, the oldest group to race.

• A lof of the other runners are hurt.

• The upper grade students don't run since they have other parts of the recess field that are better with better things to do.

• All of his sisters will be there to cheer him on like they normally do.

Why did Jess want to apologize to Leslie for not inviting her to go on the Washington trip?

• His mother always taught him to apologize when he was wrong.

• She became very upset when she found out he went without her.

• He had never apologized to her about anything before, and he wanted to start now.

• He couldn't accept her death, and he was pretending she was still alive.

Which line from Chapter 1 foreshadows, or gives us an indication of what is to come later on in the novel?

• "He could hear the third grade boys screaming him on!"

• " His hot skin crawled under the cold drops."

• "He thought later how peculiar it was that here was probably the biggest thing in his life, and he shrugged it off as nothing."

• "He tiptoed out of the house."

What genre is this novel?

• dramatic play

• realistic fiction

• nonfiction

• historical fiction

When the Aarons were on their way to the Burkes, Jess seemed not to know that Leslie died. In what part of the plot did this event occur?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

Jess sat with his sister May Belle on the bus going home from school because

• May Belle was afraid to be alone.

• Jess felt embarrassed by Leslie.

• It was the only seat left.

What does Jess feel confused about when he first meets Leslie?

• where she came from

• what she was wearing

• whether she was a boy or a girl

• how to spell her name

What lesson did Jess teach May Belle?

• Crime does not pay.

• Be careful what you wish for.

• Friendships are often painful.

• Being afraid is nothing to be afraid of.