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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 kind of Grasshopper is the Grasshopper?

2. What month did Spider's aunt die in?

3. What do the Cloud Men threaten to do after the rainbow is ruined?

4. Where does the Grasshopper get a job with?

5. How does the Centipede defend the peach against the Cloud Men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Centipede yell at the Cloud Men?

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

3. What happened to the rainbow the Cloud Men were making?

4. What makes the Cloud Men threaten to eat the people on the peach?

5. How did Spider's aunt die?

6. What is the first thing the travelers notice about the city?

7. What does the Lady Bug do after the journey is over?

8. What is so mind boggling to James about the city he is about to land in?

9. What does the Spider do to make a living at the end of the book?

10. What reminds Spider of the death of her aunt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do James and the Insects change through the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

What happens to James at the the end of the book, and what deeper meanings does this event imply? How does this one event change James' life and perspective and why do you think the author placed this scene where he did?

Essay Topic 3

James finds that for the first time since his parents died, there are people in his life whom he likes. List five of these people and explain what they did to earn James' sacred regard for them.

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