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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. How many seagulls total are captured?
(a) 702.
(b) 402.
(c) 602.
(d) 502.

2. Where is the bait hidden once the seagulls come close to the peach?
(a) Under a blanket.
(b) In the peach.
(c) In the crease.
(d) Under the stem.

3. Who does the silkworm weave ropes for?
(a) Sailors.
(b) Firemen.
(c) Tightrope walkers.
(d) Moving companies.

4. What does James plan to use as the bait for the seagulls?
(a) Bits of peach.
(b) The Earthworm.
(c) A Painting.
(d) Bread crumbs.

5. How did the Spider's father die?
(a) He was squished by a farm wife.
(b) He was washed down the drain.
(c) He was eaten by a bird.
(d) He was poisoned at a farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the insects celebrate the small damage done by the sharks?

2. Who checks on the damage done by the sharks once the peach is floating?

3. Why didn't the sharks do much damage to the peach?

4. How long did Spider keep her aunt alive when she was stuck?

5. How does James describe the music made by the Grasshopper?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Spider's aunt die?

2. What do the people in the city think is happening when they see the peach?

3. What do the Cloud Men spend all their time doing?

4. What causes the travelers to get panicky as they get near to the city?

5. What is the Centipede doing when paint is spilled on him?

6. What do the travelers all do when they get panicky about getting close to the city?

7. What makes the Cloud Men threaten to eat the people on the peach?

8. Why does the Spider cry when she tells her story?

9. Why does the Centipede yell at the Cloud Men?

10. What is the first thing the travelers notice about the city?

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