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

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

3. Where does James go to cry when the aunts refuse his request?

4. What do the aunts never call James?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does James think just before he enters the peach?

5. How do James's aunts die?

6. What do the earthworm and the centipede argue about when James first meets them?

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

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

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

10. How does the peach break away from the tree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Laughter and happiness is a common theme found in this book. Where does this come into play, and how does it affect the characters involved in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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