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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. What lights the inside of the peach?

2. What kind of animal does James plan to use to save the peach from the sharks?

3. What does James find in the center of the peach?

4. What happened to James while the peach was rolling?

5. How many aunts does James live with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do James's aunts die?

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

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

4. What is the first evidence of the magic caused by the beans?

5. How are the beds created in the peach?

6. How does James plan to rescue the peach from the danger the Centipede sees when they are in the ocean?

7. How does James spill the beans?

8. What worries the Earthworm the most about being at sea?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What happens to James at the the end of the book, and what deeper meanings does this event imply? How does this one event change James' life and perspective and why do you think the author placed this scene where he did?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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