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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24 - 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aunt Spiker thinking about when she dies?
(a) What to make with her peach.
(b) How to get rid of James.
(c) How much money she will make that day.
(d) How ugly her sister is.

2. What do the beans spill near?
(a) The orchard.
(b) A peach pit.
(c) The peach tree.
(d) A peach soda.

3. What does James promise before he begins his plan to save the peach from the sharks?
(a) That he will do it fast.
(b) That he will stay out of harm.
(c) That he will try to protect the Spider's silk.
(d) That he won't let the birds touch the worm.

4. What calms James' fear in the center of the peach?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Sleepiness.
(d) Anticipation.

5. What does James do when he stops for breaks in the peach tunnel?
(a) Takes bites of the peach.
(b) Washes himself.
(c) Calls for his aunts.
(d) Says chants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the beans do when they hit the ground?

2. What is strange about the beans the old man has?

3. What changes James's feelings as the peach begins rolling?

4. What do crickets use to make music?

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

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