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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 captures each of the seagulls?
(a) The Earth Worm.
(b) James.
(c) The Glow Worm.
(d) The grasshopper.

2. How does the Centipede defend the peach against the Cloud Men?
(a) He throws peach chunks at the Cloud Men.
(b) He chews the rope a cloudman is hanging on to.
(c) He distracts them.
(d) He stands guard at the tunnel.

3. What does the Lady Bug say his spots indicate?
(a) What branch he belongs to.
(b) All of these.
(c) How old he is.
(d) Where he is from.

4. What instrument does James compare the Grasshopper to?
(a) A violin.
(b) A French horn.
(c) A drum.
(d) A guitar.

5. How long does it take the insects to get down to the ground once the peach lands?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 50 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Earthworm like to eat?

2. What do the policemen think the giant peach is?

3. Where does the Grasshopper get a job with?

4. What do the Cloud Men threaten to do after the rainbow is ruined?

5. What are the insects greeted with when they get to the ground?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Centipede get paint stuck on him?

2. What job does the Glow Worm get when the journey is over?

3. How does Centipede get the rainbow paint off of him?

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

5. Why is James so surprised when he sees the Cloud Men?

6. How did Spider's aunt die?

7. What does the Lady Bug teach James about himself?

8. How does the peach get away from the water that the Cloud Men try to hurt the peach with?

9. How did Spider's aunt die?

10. Where does James live when the journey is over?

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