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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 does James compare the fur on the peach to?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A girl.
(d) His mother.

2. Where is James locked after the peach is grown?
(a) The office.
(b) His room.
(c) The attic.
(d) The bathroom.

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

4. What worries James the most when he spills the beans?
(a) That bugs will harness the magic.
(b) That he will never see them again.
(c) That his aunts will be mad.
(d) That the old man will ask for more money.

5. What are the beds in the peach made of?
(a) Gossamer.
(b) Silk strands.
(c) Peach pit.
(d) Spiderwebs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who notices the peach on the tree?

2. What changes James's feelings as the peach begins rolling?

3. Who notices the sharks coming to the peach?

4. What time is James alone with the peach?

5. What do the creatures in the peach say they have been waiting for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the peach break away from the tree?

2. How do James's aunts die?

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

4. What is Aunt Sponge like?

5. How does James spill the beans?

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

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

8. How do James's parents die?

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

10. What do the insects tell James when he gets to the middle of the peach?

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