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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. How does the Centipede defend the peach against the Cloud Men?

2. Who does the Earthworm say she likes to benefit?

3. Where does the Grasshopper get a job with?

4. What color is the Grasshopper?

5. Who arranges the event that is held to welcome the insects?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Spider's aunt die?

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

4. How does James get the peach to get closer to the ground?

5. What do the people in the city think is happening when they see the peach?

6. What makes the Cloud Men threaten to eat the people on the peach?

7. What do the travelers all do when they get panicky about getting close to the city?

8. What does the Spider do to make a living at the end of the book?

9. What causes the travelers to get panicky as they get near to the city?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nature is an integral theme in this book and accounts for a great deal of the changes in plot direction. What are some of the places that nature appeared, and how did it work to alter the plot?

Essay Topic 2

James finds that for the first time since his parents died, there are people in his life whom he likes. List five of these people and explain what they did to earn James' sacred regard for them.

Essay Topic 3

The old man introduces the theme of magic in this book. Where are some of the key places that this theme appears, and how do these events alter the plot of the book?

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