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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 does James compare the fur on the peach to?

2. How does Aunt Sponge die?

3. Why do the insects feel the way they do when they see they are in the sea?

4. How long have the creatures in the peach have been waiting for?

5. Who notices the peach on the tree?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the peach break away from the tree?

3. How do the insects feel when they see they are in the ocean, and why?

4. How does James get to the center of the peach?

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

6. How were the beans made?

7. What makes the ladybug laugh when he first meets James?

8. What does James think just before he enters the peach?

9. What is James's biggest worry after spilling the beans?

10. What does the old man tell James about the beans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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