Bridge+to+Terabithia+Discussion+Questions

Bridge to Terabithia Discussion Questions  Chapter 1  Chapter 2  Chapter 3   Chapter 4 
 * 1) Why is Jess wearing neither shirt nor shoes?
 * 2) Why has he gotten up early every morning in the summer?
 * 3) Why does Jess like May Belle?
 * 4) Who is Miss Bessie?
 * 5) Why would Jess prefer that May Belle tell their father about how well he runs?
 * 6) What news does May Belle share with Jess in the bean patch?
 * 1) Why is the kitchen like a hellhole?
 * 2) What does Jess keep under the mattress?
 * 3) How do we know Jess loves to draw?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">How did Jess' father react when his son told him that he wanted to be an artist?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Explain why Jess felt lonely in the house?
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">What was Jess' first reaction when he met Leslie Burke?
 * 1) Who is Mr. Turner?
 * 2) How is Leslie different from the other students?
 * 3) Why is Mrs. Myers unhappy with her new class?
 * 4) What did the boys organize outside once they had been dismissed after eating their lunch?
 * 5) Why were the boys stunned at the results of Jess' heat?
 * 6) Why is Gary Fulcher reluctant to let Leslie race in the finals?
 * 7) Why does Jess sit beside May Bell on the bus?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Why wasn't running fun anymore?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Find proof in the story that Jess really likes Miss Edmunds.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What did Leslie mean by the statement, "Money is not the problem"?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Why was Leslie unable to do the project on Jacques Cousteau?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">According to Leslie, what was the only way that someone would be able to get to their magic country?
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What did Leslie name their new secret land?
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Why did Leslie and Jess avoid one another during school hours?
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Have you ever had a secret place where you went with your friends? Describe it.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Chapter 5 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">
 * 1) Who was the "real" giant in their lives?
 * 2) What did the council of war discuss at Terabithia that afternoon?
 * 3) What plan of action to they decide on to pay back Janice Avery?
 * 4) What was the hardest part of the plan to get Janice Avery?
 * 5) How does Leslie prevent Mrs. Pierce from discovering Jess in the classroom?
 * 6) Do you think Leslie and Jess were wise to reveal the truth to May Bell about who wrote the letter to Janice Avery?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Chapter 6 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Chapter 7 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">
 * 1) What were the girls obsessed with at Jess' house?
 * 2) What did Jess plan to give Leslie for Christmas initially?
 * 3) Why did Jess get off the bus before his normal stop?
 * 4) Why does Jess make sure that he and the puppy enter Terabithia only by the prescribed entrance?
 * 5) What does Leslie give Jess for Christmas?
 * 6) Explain the sentence, "That night the glow of the afternoon stayed with him".
 * 7) Describe the scene at Jess' house on Christmas Day and compare it with the "gift exchange" at Terabithia.
 * 1) What happened when Jess tried to go to Terabithia alone?
 * 2) Why had Mr. Burke exiled Prince Terrien to the porch?
 * 3) Compare the relationship between Leslie and her father and Jess and his father.
 * 4) Why did Jess feel differently when he was at Leslie's house?
 * 5) Who does Leslie discover crying in the bathroom stall?
 * 6) Why is she crying?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Chapter 8 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">
 * 1) What was unusual about the weather?
 * 2) Why did the Aarons family only go to church at Easter?
 * 3) Why would the girls not be wearing new clothes to church this Easter?
 * 4) How did Jess' sisters react to the news about their father.
 * 5) Why does Leslie say she would like to go to church with Jess' family?
 * 6) According to Jess, what is one of the few books you can be sure to find around his house?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Chapter 9 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">
 * 1) What does Judy mean when she tells Jess and Leslie that she is stuck?
 * 2) What biblical scene was Jess reminded of when he first caught a glimpse of the flooded creek?
 * 3) Explain why this chapter is called //The Evil Spell//?
 * 4) What does Jess wake up to in the middle of the night?
 * 5) What is the "flaw" that Jess recognizes in his own character and doesn't like.
 * 6) According to Jess, what will Leslie still want to do despite the heavy rains?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Chapter 10 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">
 * 1) What do the initials PT stand for in this chapter?
 * 2) What does Jess want Leslie to teach him how to do in the summer?
 * 3) Who telephoned Jess and what did the caller want?
 * 4) Why did Jess not tell his mother where he was going?
 * 5) What didn't occur to Jess until the car was past Millsburg.
 * 6) When does Jess first realize that something is wrong?
 * 7) Describe the scene in the kitchen upon Jess' return.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Chapter 11
 * 1) How did Jess react when he was given the news?
 * 2) Describe how Jess feels when he wakes up in the middle of the night.
 * 3) Why does Brenda Aarons express surprise at her brother's behaviour?
 * 4) Why does Jess' father suggest that they should pay a visit to the neighbours?
 * 5) Why did May Belle say that she wanted to visit the neighbours with them?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Chapter 12 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">
 * 1) Describe the scene in the Perkins place when the Aarons arrive.
 * 2) Why does Jess think that Leslie has failed him?
 * 3) What is the significance of the phrase, I am now the fastest runner in the fifth grade?
 * 4) What does Jess realize when Bill mentions that they had decided to have the body cremated?
 * 5) What does Jess mean when he says that Leslie has left him stranded like an astronaut on the moon?
 * 6) What question does Jess ask his father about hell?
 * 7) Why did Bill give P.T. to Jess?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Chapter 13 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">
 * 1) Why is the glass of milk that Jess pours for himself warm?
 * 2) Whose cry shatters the quietness of Jess' solemn procession?
 * 3) Why did Mrs. Myers ask Jesse to step into the hall?
 * 4) Jess remarks that Leslie took him from the cow pasture to Terabithia and turned him into a king. What does Jess mean by this statement? Explain in your own words.
 * 5) At the end of the story we find that Jess is building a bridge to Terabithia. Why is this so important and what does it tell the reader about Jess?