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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What favor does James ask of his aunts?
(a) To go to the sea.
(b) To have a regular lunch.
(c) To go to school.
(d) To visit his parent's graves.

3. How do the insects feel when they see they are in the sea?
(a) Excited.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Triumphant.
(d) Neutral.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Earthworm compare herself to when the sharks are seen?

2. Why do the insects feel the way they do when they see they are in the sea?

3. How many aunts does James live with?

4. Where is the tunnel in the peach?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the beans made?

2. What does the old man tell James about the beans?

3. What worries the Earthworm the most about being at sea?

4. What does James think just before he enters the peach?

5. What does James help the centipede with when they first meet?

6. How do James's aunts die?

7. How does James plan to survive hunger while on the peach?

8. How does James get to the center of the peach?

9. What is James's biggest worry after spilling the beans?

10. What does James do while the aunts use the peach to their benefit?

(see the answer keys)

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