Terabithia Skills Quiz

What is the main theme of *Bridge to Terabithia*?

• The importance of wealth

• The power of friendship

• The dangers of the outdoors

• The value of education

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How does Jess Aarons feel at the beginning of the book?

• Confident and popular

• Lonely and misunderstood

• Happy and content

• Angry and rebellious

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What significant event changes Jess's life in the story?

• He wins a race.

• He moves to a new city.

• He meets Leslie Burke.

• He finds a treasure.

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What is Terabithia in the story?

• A castle

• A secret garden

• An imaginary kingdom

• A hidden cave

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How do Jess and Leslie access Terabithia?

• By climbing a mountain

• By crossing a river

• By swinging across a creek on a rope

• By going through a magical door

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CCSS.W.4.9B

What role does Leslie Burke play in Jess's life?

• She is his competitor.

• She is his teacher.

• She is his best friend.

• She is his sister.

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CCSS.W.4.9B

What tragic event occurs in the story?

• Jess gets lost in the woods.

• Leslie moves away.

• The kingdom of Terabithia is destroyed.

• Leslie dies.

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How does Jess cope with the tragedy?

• By destroying Terabithia

• By isolating himself from others

• By creating a new Terabithia

• By honoring Leslie's memory

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What inference can be made about why Jess and Leslie create Terabithia?

• They are bored with their lives.

• They need an escape from their problems.

• They are practicing for a play.

• They want to find treasure.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

What does the rope swing symbolize in the story?

• Danger

• Freedom

• Childhood

• Connection

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