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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 city does the peach land in?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York City.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) London.

2. What does the Earthworm like to eat?
(a) Grass.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Soil.
(d) All of these.

3. What spilled on the Centipede when he was helping with the Cloud Men?
(a) Paint.
(b) Syrup.
(c) Hail.
(d) Ice.

4. What does the Grasshopper teach James about?
(a) Geography.
(b) Music.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Crickets.

5. How does the Centipede defend the peach against the Cloud Men?
(a) He distracts them.
(b) He chews the rope a cloudman is hanging on to.
(c) He throws peach chunks at the Cloud Men.
(d) He stands guard at the tunnel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the falling peach announced to the people in the city?

2. How long did Spider keep her aunt alive when she was stuck?

3. How does James describe the music made by the Grasshopper?

4. How did the Spider's father die?

5. What does James plan to use as the bait for the seagulls?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the travelers all do when they get panicky about getting close to the city?

2. What do the creatures on the peach think when they see the rainbow being made?

3. What do the people in the city think is happening when they see the peach?

4. What did Spider do to help her aunt before she died?

5. What happened to the rainbow the Cloud Men were making?

6. What does the Lady Bug teach James about himself?

7. What does the Spider do to make a living at the end of the book?

8. What job does the Glow Worm get when the journey is over?

9. Where does James live when the journey is over?

10. How did Spider's aunt die?

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