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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What worries James the most when he spills the beans?
(a) That he will never see them again.
(b) That his aunts will be mad.
(c) That bugs will harness the magic.
(d) That the old man will ask for more money.

2. What does James do at night after the peach is grown?
(a) Clean up the yard.
(b) Polish the peach.
(c) Cut slices off the peach.
(d) Water and weed the garden.

3. What is strange about the beans the old man has?
(a) They are glowing.
(b) They are singing.
(c) All of these.
(d) They are hot to the touch.

4. What do the aunts threaten to do to James when he spills the beans?
(a) Beat him.
(b) Make him sleep on the roof.
(c) With hold food.
(d) Put him in the well.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe James' early childhood?

2. What do the aunts want to punish James for when he spills the beans?

3. Why does James not pick the peach?

4. Where did James' parents die?

5. Why does James live with his aunts?

(see the answer key)

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