James and the Giant Peach Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

James and the Giant Peach Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 Aunt Sponge thinking about when she dies?

2. What kind of animals did the rolling peach frighten?

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

4. What does James feel as the peach begins to roll?

5. Why is it strange to see a peach on the tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of damage does the giant peach cause as it rolls?

2. How does James spill the beans?

3. What grave danger does the Centipede see for the peach when they are in the ocean?

4. How does James feel while the peach is rolling?

5. What is the first evidence of the magic caused by the beans?

6. How does James plan to survive hunger while on the peach?

7. What does James learn about glow worms on his first night in the peach?

8. How does the Spider and Silk Worm help with James' plan to save the peach from the danger the Centipede found?

9. How do James's parents die?

10. How do the aunts want to punish James just before seeing the peach in their tree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did James do to get the peach safely away from the sharks, and how did this idea change the entire form of the journey?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in two key settings. What are these two settings, and what are the main similarities and differences between them? How do these settings affect the outcome of the plot? Make sure to cite some examples from the book to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Laughter and happiness is a common theme found in this book. Where does this come into play, and how does it affect the characters involved in these scenes?

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