Critical Evaluation

1. What has Jess learnt about himself and other people from his friendship with Leslie and her death? S8
2. What does the bridge represent?
3. Find an excerpt from Bridge to Terabithia which teaches you something, and which you find enlightening or interesting. Write it out, on a new page in your workbook. Provide an illustration, and explain its significance.
4. Looking at the novel as a whole draw a grid in your book:

a)      What positive aspects of Bridge to Terabithia have been depicted in the novel?

b)      What negative aspects of Bridge to Terabithia have been depicted in the novel?

c)      What possible conclusions can we reach about Bridge to Terabithia from our study of the novel?