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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. Who provides James with what he needs to save the peach from the sharks?
(a) The centipede.
(b) The glow worm.
(c) The lady bug.
(d) The spider.

2. Why does James not pick the peach?
(a) It makes him happy.
(b) The aunts tell him not to.
(c) She is too scared.
(d) It keeps growing.

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

4. What item was James allowed to bring with him to his aunts' house?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A stuffed animal.
(c) A book.
(d) A toothbrush.

5. What is said to calm the Earthworm down when she gets worried about being at sea?
(a) The peach is floating.
(b) The hole is now at the top.
(c) They can't be lost as they had no plans.
(d) They can eat the peach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stopped the rolling peach?

2. What is the Earthworm most worried about to be at sea?

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

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

5. Who is happy about the destroyed factory?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do James's aunts die?

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

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

4. What kind of damage does the giant peach cause as it rolls?

5. What is the first evidence of the magic caused by the beans?

6. How do James's parents die?

7. What do the earthworm and the centipede argue about when James first meets them?

8. What grave danger does the Centipede see for the peach when they are in the ocean?

9. What is Aunt Spiker like?

10. How does James feel while the peach is rolling?

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