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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 James describe the music made by the Grasshopper?

2. What is the peach transformed into when it gets to the ground?

3. How is the peach brought to the ground?

4. What ocean does the peach float over?

5. Why is James the first one to come out of the peach?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the Centipede doing when paint is spilled on him?

7. What happened to the rainbow the Cloud Men were making?

8. What reminds Spider of the death of her aunt?

9. What do the creatures on the peach think when they see the rainbow being made?

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

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

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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