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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who notices the sharks coming to the peach?

2. Why does James live with his aunts?

3. Why is it strange to see a peach on the tree?

4. What wakes James on his first morning in the peach?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do James's parents die?

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

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

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

5. What does James learn about glow worms on his first night in the peach?

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

7. What grave danger does the Centipede see for the peach when they are in the ocean?

8. How does James plan to survive hunger while on the peach?

9. What is Aunt Sponge like?

10. How does James spill the beans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did James learn about himself from his interaction with the Spider, and how did these interaction cause him to change?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in two key settings. What are these two settings, and what are the main similarities and differences between them? How do these settings affect the outcome of the plot? Make sure to cite some examples from the book to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book each had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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