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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 provides James with what he needs to save the peach from the sharks?

2. What are the beds in the peach made of?

3. Where did the creatures have roles before entering the peach?

4. What do the creatures in the peach say they have been waiting for?

5. What extra clothing was James allowed to bring with him to his aunts' house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do James's aunts die?

2. How does the Spider and Silk Worm help with James' plan to save the peach from the danger the Centipede found?

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

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

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

6. How do James's parents die?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened to Spider's aunt, and what message do you think the author was trying to send through the inclusion of that event in this story line?

Essay Topic 2

What did James do to get the peach safely away from the sharks, and how did this idea change the entire form of the journey?

Essay Topic 3

How do James and the Insects change through the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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