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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does James trip over before spilling the beans?
(a) A boot.
(b) A root.
(c) A garden shoot.
(d) A foot.

2. Why are the hairs raised on James' neck when he is alone with the peach?
(a) He is cold.
(b) He feels like something is about to happen.
(c) He feels this has already happened before.
(d) He is scared.

3. How does Aunt Sponge die?
(a) She falls down the hill.
(b) She is scared to death.
(c) She is bit by the giant spider.
(d) She gets rolled over by the peach.

4. Where did the thing that killed James' parents escape from?
(a) An aquarium.
(b) A pet store.
(c) The zoo.
(d) The circus.

5. 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.

6. What sound marks Aunt Sponge's death to James?
(a) A crunch.
(b) A thud.
(c) A squish,
(d) A scream.

7. What do the aunts want to punish James for when he spills the beans?
(a) For asking a favor.
(b) For not doing his chores.
(c) For making a mess.
(d) For running off.

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

9. How is the peach disconnected from the tree?
(a) It is pushed.
(b) The tree is poisoned.
(c) The stem is gnawed off.
(d) Wings beat against it.

10. Who calms the Earthworm down when she gets worried about being at sea?
(a) The Spider.
(b) The Ladybug.
(c) The Centipede.
(d) James.

11. What do the beans do when they hit the ground?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Burrow into the earth.
(c) Explode.
(d) Just sit there.

12. What sound marks Aunt Spiker's death to James?
(a) A scream.
(b) A crunch.
(c) A thud.
(d) A squish,

13. What stopped the rolling peach?
(a) A large boulder.
(b) A mountain.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Magic.

14. What color are the beans that the old man has?
(a) Silver.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

15. What do the aunts never call James?
(a) James.
(b) Disgusting.
(c) Beasty.
(d) Nephew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did James' parents die?

2. Where is James locked after the peach is grown?

3. What kind of animal does James plan to use to save the peach from the sharks?

4. What happened to James while the peach was rolling?

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

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