Bridge to Terabithia Flashcards
Why did Jess run around the cow pasture, every day all summer?
To prepare for the race that determines the fastest runner in the fifth grade.
Why did Leslie want to go to church with the Aaron Family?
She had never been to church before.
What was the chore that Jess was supposed to do everyday?
Milk Miss Bessie every morning
What are Leslie’s parents’ jobs?
They’re both writers. Her dad writes about politics, and her mom writes about poetry.
How do Janice’s friends “betray” her?
They tell everyone about her abusive dad, and eventually the teachers know about it too.
Why does Jess look forwards to Fridays?
Jess gets to see Miss Edmunds, whom he admires.
How did Jesse and Leslie prank Janice Avery?
They wrote a love letter ‘from’ Willard Hughes.
Why did Leslie and Jesse prank, Janice Avery?
They promised May Belle they would get back at Janice Avery, for stealing her Twinkies.
What did Jess get Leslie for Christmas and what did she name it?
A puppy, she named it Prince Terrien.
What did LESLIE get Jesse for Christmas?
She got him a marvelous paint and paper set.
How did Leslie die?
She was swinging into Terabithia and the rope broke, she hit her head and drowned.
Where was Jess when Leslie died?
He was out with Ms. Edmunds. They went to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.
Why did Jess throw all of Leslie’s paints and paper into the water?
He was mad at her for dying.
Why did Jess’s mom think he had died?
When he told his mom he was going to the museum with Ms. Edmunds, she was half asleep.
When Jess visits Terabithia after Leslie’s death, what does he make as an offering for her?
He makes a funeral wreath, and “the Spirits” give Jesse a sign, by sending a cardinal.
