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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 offers words of comfort when the people on the peach start panicking as they near the city?

2. How is the falling peach announced to the people in the city?

3. Who saves the peach from the deluge of water?

4. What do the Cloud Men do when the rainbow gets destroyed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Centipede freed from the paint that was spilled on him?

2. What does the Centipede do to cheer up the Spider?

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

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

5. How does James calm the people in the city down when they see the giant insects?

6. What is so mind boggling to James about the city he is about to land in?

7. What did Spider do to help her aunt before she died?

8. What does the Lady Bug teach James about himself?

9. Why does the Centipede yell at the Cloud Men?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What factual information was shared about the insects, and how did the inclusion of this information affect the plot and tone of the story?

Essay Topic 2

James endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does James learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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