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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the old man give James the beans?
(a) To cheer him up.
(b) To get rid of them.
(c) To punish the aunts.
(d) To make some money.

2. What extra clothing was James allowed to bring with him to his aunts' house?
(a) Pajamas.
(b) Coveralls.
(c) Knickerbockers.
(d) Day suit.

3. How do the aunts plan to make money off the peach?
(a) By selling it to a museum.
(b) By making lots of pie.
(c) Py planting the pit for another giant peach.
(d) By charging people to see it.

4. Why is James so afraid when he sees the creatures in the center of the peach?
(a) He thinks he is dead.
(b) He didn't think they were real.
(c) His parents told them about these.
(d) He thinks they want to eat him.

5. What is James doing when he asks a favor of his aunts?
(a) Cooking lunch.
(b) Chopping wood.
(c) Weeding the garden.
(d) Painting a fence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets the full effect of the magic beans?

2. What does James do at night after the peach is grown?

3. What do the creatures in the peach say they have been waiting for?

4. What does James trip over before spilling the beans?

5. What killed James' parents?

(see the answer key)

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