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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 calms the insects down when they are at sea?
(a) The Glow Worm.
(b) The Grasshopper.
(c) The Spider.
(d) James.

2. How do the aunts plan to make money off the peach?
(a) Py planting the pit for another giant peach.
(b) By charging people to see it.
(c) By making lots of pie.
(d) By selling it to a museum.

3. How is the peach disconnected from the tree?
(a) The tree is poisoned.
(b) It is pushed.
(c) Wings beat against it.
(d) The stem is gnawed off.

4. What sound marks Aunt Spiker's death to James?
(a) A thud.
(b) A crunch.
(c) A squish,
(d) A scream.

5. What do the aunts want to punish James for when he spills the beans?
(a) For making a mess.
(b) For running off.
(c) For not doing his chores.
(d) For asking a favor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the beds in the peach made of?

2. How does Aunt Sponge die?

3. Who notices the sharks coming to the peach?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Aunt Spiker like?

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

3. How does the Spider and Silk Worm help with James' plan to save the peach from the danger the Centipede found?

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

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

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

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

8. How do the aunts want to punish James just before seeing the peach in their tree?

9. What is Aunt Sponge like?

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

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