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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the most nervous about James's plan to save the peach from the sharks?
(a) The Lady Bug.
(b) The Earthworm.
(c) The Grasshopper.
(d) James.

2. What is the peach transformed into when it gets to the ground?
(a) A float.
(b) A house.
(c) A pie.
(d) A monument.

3. Who wants to eat the peach when it is brought to the ground?
(a) Animals.
(b) Children.
(c) Ants.
(d) Men.

4. How does James describe the music made by the Grasshopper?
(a) Haunting.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Strange.
(d) Sweet.

5. What does the Centipede do to try and cheer up the Spider?
(a) He tells a joke.
(b) He laughs out loud.
(c) He does a dance.
(d) He rubs her shoulders.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does James describe the rainbow the Cloud Men are making?

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

3. Who is the first to see land from the peach?

4. What does the substance poured on the Centipede make it hard for him to do?

5. What does the Earthworm like to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Spider's aunt die?

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

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

4. How is the Centipede freed from the paint that was spilled on him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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