SparkNotes: Bridge to Terabithia: Quiz

What grade is Jess in when the story begins?

(A) Fourth

(B) Fifth

(C) Sixth

(D) Seventh

How many siblings does Jess have?

(A) Three; Three sisters

(B) Four; four sisters

(C) Four; three sisters and a brother

(D) Five; three sisters and two brothers

When Jess first sees Leslie Burke, what is his initial confusion?

(A) He does not know who she is or where she lives

(B) He does not know if she is addressing him or May Belle

(C) He cannot tell if she is a boy or a girl

(D) He worries that she is a spy hired by Gary Fulcher to scout out Jess's improvement in running

Why does Jess initially react badly to Leslie?

(A) She is a new and therefore strange girl, and she beats him in the races

(B) She does not have a television

(C) She does not dress properly for the first day of school

(D) She tries to kiss him

What subject does Miss Edmunds teach?

(A) Science

(B) Art

(C) Music

(D) Arithmetic

Who is Janice Avery?

(A) A friend of Leslie's from her old school

(B) A teaching assistant at the school

(C) Jess's girlfriend

(D) The school bully

What is the name of Jess and Leslie's teacher at school?

(A) Mrs. Campbell

(B) Mrs. Myers

(C) Mrs. Pierce

(D) Mrs. Flynn

Which of the following is not one of Leslie's hobbies or interests?

(A) Running

(B) Reading

(C) Hiking

(D) Scuba Diving

Who names Terabithia?

(A) Jess

(B) Leslie

(C) May Belle

(D) Jess and Leslie find the word carved into the trunk of a tree

What are Leslie's parents' names?

(A) Bill and Judy

(B) Frank and June

(C) Frank and Judy

(D) Bill and June

How many siblings does Leslie have?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) One half-sister from a previous marriage of her father's

(D) Two

What do Leslie and Jess do to get back at Janice Avery for stealing May Belle's Twinkies?

(A) Tease her about being overweight in front of the whole bus

(B) Arrange to have the principal catch her smoking in the girls' room

(C) Write a fake love letter to her from the most attractive boy in the seventh grade

(D) Steal her lunch on the bus

What does Leslie get for Jess for Christmas?

(A) A set of The Chronicles of Narnia

(B) A puppy

(C) A TV for his room

(D) A complete paint set and pad of art paper

What does Jess get for Leslie for Christmas?

(A) A puppy

(B) He builds a moat around the castle in Terabithia

(C) He steals Ellie's see-through blouse and gives it to her

(D) He makes her a book of his drawings

What color does Leslie's father paint the living room?

(A) Blue

(B) Gold

(C) They peel the wallpaper off, sand the walls, and just leave the natural wood

(D) Pink

Where in Terabithia is the home of the spirits?

(A) In the castle

(B) In the clearing just on the other side of the creek

(C) In the grove of pine trees, deeper in the woods

(D) In the branches of the trees that arch above the castle

How often does Jess's family go to church?

(A) Once a year, at Easter

(B) On Christmas, Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, and Easter

(C) Never

(D) Every week

What are Jess's sisters' names?

(A) Eileen, Brenda, May Belle, and Joy Anne

(B) Ellie, Brenda, Amy, Mary, and Joyce

(C) Ellie, Brenda, May Belle, and Joyce Ann

(D) Ellie, Brianne, and Jessica

How often does Leslie's family go to church?

(A) Occasionally, though infrequently

(B) The Burkes are Jewish, so they attend temple instead

(C) Never

(D) Every week

What is the name of Leslie's puppy?

(A) Jester Jerry

(B) Prince William

(C) Jess

(D) Prince Terrien

What happens to the Aarons family just before Easter?

(A) Their cow, Miss Bessie, dies

(B) Mr. Aarons loses his job

(C) They lose the mortgage on their house

(D) Ellie gets pregnant

Where does Miss Edmunds take Jess on their trip to Washington?

(A) The National Gallery

(B) The Smithsonian

(C) On a tour of the White House

(D) The Vietnam Memorial

How does Leslie die?

(A) She runs through her foot with a rusty nail she and Jess had been using to renovate Terabithia and dies of tetanus

(B) She is attacked by a bobcat in the woods

(C) She drowns in the creek

(D) She falls into an old well on their property

What does Jess do after Leslie dies?

(A) He runs away from home and takes Prince Terrien

(B) He burns the castle at Terabithia

(C) He throws the paint set Leslie gave him into the creek

(D) He beats up Gary Fulcher for being mean to Leslie at school

After Jess builds the bridge to Terabithia, whom does he establish as his new queen?

(A) May Belle

(B) Janice Avery

(C) Joyce Ann

(D) Miss Edmunds