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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who checks on the damage done by the sharks once the peach is floating?
(a) The Centipede.
(b) The Spider.
(c) The Lady Bug.
(d) The Silk Worm.

2. Who yells at the Cloud Men?
(a) The Lady Bug.
(b) The Grasshopper.
(c) The Centipede.
(d) The Silk Worm.

3. Where are the Grasshopper's ears?
(a) His wings.
(b) His abdomen.
(c) His legs.
(d) His heads.

4. Why do people in the city feel the way they do when they see the peach?
(a) They see things like that all the time.
(b) They think it is an advertisement.
(c) They think it is part of the circus.
(d) They think it is part of the war.

5. What does the Grasshopper use to make music?
(a) All of these.
(b) His legs.
(c) His wings.
(d) His abdomen.

6. How does James describe the insects to all the city people?
(a) Kind.
(b) Surprising.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Real.

7. How do people in the city feel when they see the peach?
(a) Curious.
(b) Excited.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Oblivious.

8. How did the Spider's father die?
(a) He was eaten by a bird.
(b) He was washed down the drain.
(c) He was squished by a farm wife.
(d) He was poisoned at a farm.

9. What month did Spider's aunt die in?
(a) April.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) August.

10. What is the first thing noticed about the city below the peach?
(a) The bright colors.
(b) The tall buildings.
(c) The church spires.
(d) The farm lands.

11. What time is land first seen from the peach?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Noon.
(d) Sunrise.

12. What does the Lady Bug say his spots indicate?
(a) All of these.
(b) What branch he belongs to.
(c) Where he is from.
(d) How old he is.

13. What city did the peach start out in?
(a) London.
(b) New York City.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Paris.

14. What does the substance poured on the Centipede make it hard for him to do?
(a) Speak.
(b) Eat.
(c) Move.
(d) All of these.

15. What does James plan to use as the bait for the seagulls?
(a) The Earthworm.
(b) Bread crumbs.
(c) Bits of peach.
(d) A Painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Lady bug like to benefit?

2. How do the Cloud Men make rainbows?

3. What do the Cloud Men do when they are yelled at?

4. What do the critters in the peach do before the peach lands?

5. What event is held to welcome the insects?

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