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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 trip over before spilling the beans?
(a) A root.
(b) A foot.
(c) A boot.
(d) A garden shoot.

2. What is strange about the beans the old man has?
(a) They are singing.
(b) They are hot to the touch.
(c) All of these.
(d) They are glowing.

3. What does James help the many footed creature in the peach do?
(a) Make dinner.
(b) Dry his toes.
(c) Darn his socks.
(d) Take off his boots.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pairs of boots does the Centipede have?

2. How does Aunt Spiker die?

3. Who calms the insects down when they are at sea?

4. What is said to calm the Earthworm down when she gets worried about being at sea?

5. What favor does James ask of his aunts?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the beds created in the peach?

2. What makes the ladybug laugh when he first meets James?

3. How were the beans made?

4. What is Aunt Spiker like?

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

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

7. How does James spill the beans?

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

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

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

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