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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does James sense while he is alone with the peach?
(a) Destiny.
(b) Anger.
(c) Relief.
(d) Magic.

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

4. What does James find in the center of the peach?
(a) A web.
(b) The pit.
(c) A door.
(d) Some footprints.

5. Where did the creatures have roles before entering the peach?
(a) The garden.
(b) The clouds.
(c) The attic.
(d) The tree.

6. What does James compare the fur on the peach to?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A girl.
(c) His mother.
(d) A kitten.

7. Where did James' parents die?
(a) London.
(b) Suffolk.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

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

9. What does the Earthworm compare herself to when the sharks are seen?
(a) A salami.
(b) A trout.
(c) Sushi.
(d) Salmon.

10. What is said to calm the Earthworm down when she gets worried about being at sea?
(a) They can't be lost as they had no plans.
(b) The peach is floating.
(c) They can eat the peach.
(d) The hole is now at the top.

11. How long have the creatures in the peach have been waiting for?
(a) All night.
(b) All month.
(c) All week.
(d) All day.

12. Where does James go to cry when the aunts refuse his request?
(a) The bushes.
(b) His room.
(c) The parlor.
(d) The garden.

13. What are the beds in the peach made of?
(a) Gossamer.
(b) Peach pit.
(c) Silk strands.
(d) Spiderwebs.

14. What does James feel as the peach begins to roll?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Anger.
(d) Fear.

15. What does James help the many footed creature in the peach do?
(a) Dry his toes.
(b) Take off his boots.
(c) Make dinner.
(d) Darn his socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What calms James' fear in the center of the peach?

2. What lights the inside of the peach?

3. What sound marks Aunt Sponge's death to James?

4. Why is it strange to see a peach on the tree?

5. Why does James not pick the peach?

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