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James and the Giant Peach Quiz

Roald Dahl
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James and the Giant Peach Quiz

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1)

What is Aunt Sponge thinking about when she dies? (from Chapters 13 - 16)

How ugly her sister is.
What to make with her peach.
How to get rid of James.
How much money she will make that day.
2)

How long does it take the insects to get down to the ground once the peach lands? (from Chapters 36 - 39)

5 hours.
5 minutes.
50 minutes.
15 minutes.
3)

What does James feel as the peach begins to roll? (from Chapters 17 - 20)

Excitement.
Anger.
Fear.
Anxiety.
4)

What stopped the rolling peach? (from Chapters 13 - 16)

A large boulder.
A mountain.
Magic.
The ocean.
5)

Who calms the Earthworm down when she gets worried about being at sea? (from Chapters 17 - 20)

The Centipede.
The Ladybug.
James.
The Spider.
6)

Why didn't the sharks do much damage to the peach? (from Chapters 21 - 24)

They eat meat.
Their mouths are not shaped right.
They were afraid of the size.
They were fighting each other.
7)

Why is James the first one to come out of the peach? (from Chapters 36 - 39)

He is the only one who can climb.
The people have been looking for him.
He is the most excited.
The people are afraid of the insects.
8)

What is the peach transformed into when it gets to the ground? (from Chapters 36 - 39)

A pie.
A house.
A float.
A monument.
9)

How many seagulls total are captured? (from Chapters 21 - 24)

602.
402.
702.
502.
10)

What changes James's feelings as the peach begins rolling? (from Chapters 17 - 20)

The aunts' death.
The speed.
The chaos.
The darkness.
11)

How long did Spider keep her aunt alive when she was stuck? (from Chapters 28 - 31)

6 days.
6 hours.
6 weeks.
6 months.
12)

What does the Grasshopper teach James about? (from Chapters 21 - 24)

Crickets.
Geography.
Music.
Exercise.
13)

Who calms the insects down when they are at sea? (from Chapters 17 - 20)

The Spider.
James.
The Glow Worm.
The Grasshopper.
14)

What do people in the city think the floating peach is? (from Chapters 32 - 35)

A bomb.
An airplane.
A hot air balloon.
A billboard.
15)

What kind of animals did the rolling peach frighten? (from Chapters 13 - 16)

Zoo animals.
Circus animals.
Wild animals.
Farm animals.
16)

How does the Centipede defend the peach against the Cloud Men? (from Chapters 28 - 31)

He chews the rope a cloudman is hanging on to.
He distracts them.
He throws peach chunks at the Cloud Men.
He stands guard at the tunnel.
17)

Why do people in the city feel the way they do when they see the peach? (from Chapters 32 - 35)

They think it is part of the war.
They see things like that all the time.
They think it is part of the circus.
They think it is an advertisement.
18)

What does the Lady Bug say his spots indicate? (from Chapters 24 - 27)

All of these.
Where he is from.
What branch he belongs to.
How old he is.
19)

What do the firefighters do when they see the people in the peach? (from Chapters 36 - 39)

Scream.
Faint.
Laugh.
Get to work.
20)

How is the peach brought to the ground? (from Chapters 36 - 39)

Birds eat the meat until it falls.
Men with cranes get it down.
Large ladders are constructed.
It is pushed down by the Spider.
21)

How many seagulls are captured before the peach begins to float? (from Chapters 21 - 24)

701.
601.
401.
501.
22)

What do the Cloud Men do when they are yelled at? (from Chapters 24 - 27)

They throw hail at the peach.
They blow the peach away.
They beg for help.
They sing a song.
23)

What does the Grasshopper do for the celebration for the small damage done by the sharks? (from Chapters 21 - 24)

Vibrates the seagull strings.
Makes a checker board.
Plays music.
Rocks the peach gently.
24)

What spilled on the Centipede when he was helping with the Cloud Men? (from Chapters 28 - 31)

Ice.
Hail.
Paint.
Syrup.
25)

What kind of factory does the rolling peach ruin? (from Chapters 13 - 16)

A chocolate factory.
A cheese factory.
A toothbrush factory.
A steel factory.
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