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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 does the Grasshopper use to make music?

2. How do people in the city feel when they see the peach?

3. How is the Centipede saved from what was spilled on?

4. Who captures each of the seagulls?

5. How do the insects celebrate the small damage done by the sharks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Spider's aunt die?

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

6. How does Centipede get the rainbow paint off of him?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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