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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 is the person on the ship who sees the floating peach accused of?

2. What does James plan to use as the bait for the seagulls?

3. Who is the most nervous about James's plan to save the peach from the sharks?

4. What do the critters in the peach do before the peach lands?

5. What spilled on the Centipede when he was helping with the Cloud Men?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Spider's aunt die?

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

3. How did Spider's aunt die?

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

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

6. What do the Cloud Men spend all their time doing?

7. What does the Lady Bug do after the journey is over?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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 happened to Spider's aunt, and what message do you think the author was trying to send through the inclusion of that event in this story line?

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