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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. How does James prove how much he loves his new friends to the city people?
(a) He writes a story.
(b) He sings a song.
(c) He brings the Earth worm with him.
(d) He tells of their journey.

2. How do people in the city feel when they see the peach?
(a) Excited.
(b) Oblivious.
(c) Curious.
(d) Terrified.

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

4. What does the Lady Bug like to eat?
(a) Grains.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Small insects.

5. How does James break the rainbow?
(a) The peach flies into it.
(b) James sees his reflection.
(c) They throw hail stones at it.
(d) James tries to touch it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Spider bring her aunt to keep her alive when she was stuck?

2. What does James promise before he begins his plan to save the peach from the sharks?

3. What kind of Grasshopper is the Grasshopper?

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

5. Where is the bait hidden once the seagulls come close to the peach?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why is James so surprised when he sees the Cloud Men?

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

10. How does Centipede get paint stuck on him?

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