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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the beans that the old man has?
(a) Silver.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

2. What do the voices in the center of the peach say when James enters?
(a) They are afraid of him.
(b) They can leave now.
(c) They have been waiting for him.
(d) They are happy to meet him.

3. Who gets the full effect of the magic beans?
(a) The old man.
(b) Whoever touches them.
(c) Anyone who sees it.
(d) The people with the right words.

4. What sound marks Aunt Sponge's death to James?
(a) A scream.
(b) A squish,
(c) A crunch.
(d) A thud.

5. Where did the creatures have roles before entering the peach?
(a) The garden.
(b) The attic.
(c) The clouds.
(d) The tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does James plan to use to save the peach from the sharks?

2. What is the Earthworm most worried about to be at sea?

3. How is the peach disconnected from the tree?

4. How does James think the peach looks in the moonlight?

5. Why does James live with his aunts?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does James get to the center of the peach?

2. How are the beds created in the peach?

3. How does the Spider and Silk Worm help with James' plan to save the peach from the danger the Centipede found?

4. How do the aunts use the giant peach for their benefit?

5. What does James learn about glow worms on his first night in the peach?

6. What is the first evidence of the magic caused by the beans?

7. What does James do while the aunts use the peach to their benefit?

8. How do James's parents die?

9. What kind of damage does the giant peach cause as it rolls?

10. What is Aunt Spiker like?

(see the answer keys)

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