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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does James spill the beans?
(a) He is in a hurry.
(b) The old man told him to.
(c) He is afraid of his aunts.
(d) He wants to see what happens.

2. What does James say he needs to save the peach from the sharks?
(a) Some string.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) A hook.
(d) Poison.

3. What are the beans kept in?
(a) A brief case.
(b) A paper bag.
(c) A plastic container.
(d) A tin cup.

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

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

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

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

8. How big is the peach when James starts to climb the tree?
(a) As big as a balloon.
(b) As big as a melon.
(c) As big as a globe.
(d) As big as an apple.

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

10. How many people come to see the peach?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Hundreds of thousands.

11. Why is it strange to see a peach on the tree?
(a) It is an apple tree.
(b) It is an old barren tree.
(c) It is the winter.
(d) All of these.

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

13. How does James think the peach looks in the moonlight?
(a) Mysterious.
(b) Alive.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Magical.

14. What kind of animals did the rolling peach frighten?
(a) Circus animals.
(b) Wild animals.
(c) Zoo animals.
(d) Farm animals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of creatures does James find in the center of the peach?

2. How many pairs of boots does the Centipede have?

3. How does Aunt Sponge die?

4. What does James do when he stops for breaks in the peach tunnel?

5. How do the insects feel when they see they are in the sea?

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