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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What extra clothing was James allowed to bring with him to his aunts' house?
(a) Knickerbockers.
(b) Coveralls.
(c) Day suit.
(d) Pajamas.

2. What happened to James while the peach was rolling?
(a) He sat confortably.
(b) He was tossed all around.
(c) He ate his breakfast.
(d) He has a fun ride.

3. What killed James' parents?
(a) A rhinocerous.
(b) An alligator.
(c) A lion.
(d) A tiger.

4. What do the beans do when they hit the ground?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Just sit there.
(c) Explode.
(d) Burrow into the earth.

5. What does James help the centipede with while the beds are made?
(a) Cleaning up from dinner.
(b) His boots.
(c) Making the beds.
(d) His nightcap.

6. Who calms the insects down when they are at sea?
(a) The Glow Worm.
(b) James.
(c) The Spider.
(d) The Grasshopper.

7. What kind of animals did the rolling peach frighten?
(a) Zoo animals.
(b) Farm animals.
(c) Circus animals.
(d) Wild animals.

8. Why are the hairs raised on James' neck when he is alone with the peach?
(a) He is cold.
(b) He is scared.
(c) He feels this has already happened before.
(d) He feels like something is about to happen.

9. What stopped the rolling peach?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Magic.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A large boulder.

10. What is James doing when he asks a favor of his aunts?
(a) Chopping wood.
(b) Cooking lunch.
(c) Painting a fence.
(d) Weeding the garden.

11. What are the beans kept in?
(a) A plastic container.
(b) A brief case.
(c) A tin cup.
(d) A paper bag.

12. What does James do when he stops for breaks in the peach tunnel?
(a) Washes himself.
(b) Calls for his aunts.
(c) Takes bites of the peach.
(d) Says chants.

13. What does the ladybug think when the peach stops rolling?
(a) They are airborn.
(b) They are still rolling.
(c) They are bobbing up and down.
(d) They are under ground.

14. What do the insects think of eating the peach?
(a) They hate it.
(b) They love it.
(c) They can tolerate it.
(d) They can't really taste it.

15. How long have the creatures in the peach have been waiting for?
(a) All day.
(b) All week.
(c) All month.
(d) All night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets the full effect of the magic beans?

2. How does the narrator describe James' early childhood?

3. What sound marks Aunt Sponge's death to James?

4. What time is James alone with the peach?

5. What do the creatures in the peach say they have been waiting for?

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