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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 do the critters in the peach do before the peach lands?

2. What does the peach land on?

3. How long did Spider keep her aunt alive when she was stuck?

4. Who wants to eat the peach when it is brought to the ground?

5. What time is land first seen from the peach?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does James live when the journey is over?

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

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

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

6. How did Spider's aunt die?

7. How does the peach get away from the water that the Cloud Men try to hurt the peach with?

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

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

10. What does the Centipede do at the end of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book each had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

How do the magic beans affect the course of the plot, and what important cautions were given to those who used it?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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