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

2. Who makes the beds in the peach?
(a) The spider.
(b) The grasshopper.
(c) The centipede.
(d) The silk worm.

3. What wakes James on his first morning in the peach?
(a) The centipede yells.
(b) Everything is shaking.
(c) A warm heat.
(d) A loud bang.

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

5. What calms James' fear in the center of the peach?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Anticipation.
(d) Sleepiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the beans that the old man has?

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

3. What kind of factory does the rolling peach ruin?

4. What happened to James while the peach was rolling?

5. What do the insects do when the aunts are rolled over?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does James spill the beans?

2. How do the aunts use the giant peach for their benefit?

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

4. What is Aunt Spiker like?

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

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

9. How do the insects feel when they see they are in the ocean, and why?

10. How are the beds created in the peach?

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