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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of animal does James plan to use to save the peach from the sharks?
(a) Otters.
(b) Whales.
(c) Seagulls.
(d) Gazelles.

4. What time is James alone with the peach?
(a) Sunset.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

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

6. What killed James' parents?
(a) An alligator.
(b) A rhinocerous.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A lion.

7. What wakes James on his first morning in the peach?
(a) A warm heat.
(b) The centipede yells.
(c) Everything is shaking.
(d) A loud bang.

8. Who disconnects the peach from the tree?
(a) The centipede.
(b) The glow worm.
(c) The ladybug.
(d) The spider.

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

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

11. What do the voices in the center of the peach say when James enters?
(a) They can leave now.
(b) They are afraid of him.
(c) They have been waiting for him.
(d) They are happy to meet him.

12. What lights the inside of the peach?
(a) A Christmas light.
(b) The glow worm.
(c) The lightning bug.
(d) A magic bean.

13. Who is happy about the destroyed factory?
(a) The aunts.
(b) The children.
(c) The workers.
(d) The insects.

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

15. How many pairs of boots does the Centipede have?
(a) 32.
(b) 72.
(c) 42.
(d) 52.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the aunts plan to make money off the peach?

3. What is Aunt Spiker thinking about when she dies?

4. How does James think the peach looks in the moonlight?

5. What favor does James ask of his aunts?

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