Chapter 1-4

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  Comprehension: Multiple Choice
1. How does the narrator describe James' early childhood?

(a) Happy.

(b) Strange.

(c) Dark.

(d) Uneventful.

2. Where did James' parents die?

(a) London.

(b) Suffolk.

(c) Paris.

(d) New York.

3. What killed James' parents?

(a) A rhinoceros.

(b) A lion.

(c) A tiger.

(d) An alligator.

4. Where did the thing that killed James' parents escape from?

(a) The circus.

(b) A pet store.

(c) An aquarium.

(d) The zoo.

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5. How many aunts does James live with?

(a) 4.

(b) 5.

(c) 2.

(d) 3.

6. Why does James live with his aunts?

(a) His parents died.

(b) It was stated in the will.

(c) They requested it.

(d) He likes them.

7. What favor does James ask of his aunts?

(a) To visit his parent's graves.

(b) To go to school.

(c) To go to the sea.

(d) To have a regular lunch.

8. Where does James go to cry when the aunts refuse his request?

(a) His room.

(b) The parlor.

(c) The bushes.

(d) The garden.

9. Why does the old man give James the beans?

(a) To get rid of them.

(b) To make some money.

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 (c) To punish the aunts.

(d) To cheer him up.

10. What are the beans kept in?

(a) A paper bag.

(b) A brief case.

(c) A tin cup.

(d) A plastic container.

 Comprehension: Short Answer

1. What is Aunt Sponge like?

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

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

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4. How does James spill the beans?

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

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 Chapter 6-11

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

(a) It is winter.

(b) It is an apple tree.

(c) It is an old barren tree.

(d) All of these.

2. How big is the peach when it rests on the ground?

(a) As big as a house.

(b) As big as a tent.

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 (c) As big as a car.

(d) As big as a tree.

3. How do the aunts plan to make money off the peach?

(a) By planting the pit for another giant peach.

(b) By selling it to a museum.

(c) By charging people to see it.

(d) By making lots of pie.

4. What time is James alone with the peach?

(a) Sunrise.

(b) Noon.

(c) Sunset.

(d) Midnight.

5. What does James compare the fur on the peach to?

(a) His mother.

(b) A mouse.

(c) A girl.

(d) A kitten.

6. Where is the tunnel in the peach?

(a) On the top.

(b) Near the ground.

(c) By the stem.

(d) In the crease.

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 7. What does James find in the center of the peach?

(a) The pit.

(b) A door.

(c) A web.

(d) Some footprints.

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

(a) All month.

(b) All day.

(c) All night.

(d) All week.

9. Why is James so afraid when he sees the creatures in the center of the peach?

(a) He thinks he is dead.

(b) He thinks they want to eat him.

(c) He didn't think they were real.

(d) His parents told them about these.

10. Where did the creatures have roles before entering the peach?

(a) The clouds.

(b) The tree.

(c) The attic.

(d) The garden.

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

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2. What does James do while the aunts use the peach to their benefit?

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

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4. What do the insects do when they knew James thought he was going to be eaten?

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5. What favor does the Centipede ask James to do when they first meet?

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Chapter 12-16

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  Comprehension: Multiple Choice
1. What does the Centipede claim to have?

(a) 100 legs, 100 feet, and 100 boots

(b) 42 legs, 42 feet, and 42 boots

(c) 50 legs, 50 feet, and 50 boots

(d) 100 legs, 50 feet, and 50 boots

2. How do the bugs get to be so big?

(a) They ate a lot of peaches

(b) They were exposed to the magic green crystals

(c) They were born that way

(d) They drank a special potion

3. Who makes the beds in the peach?

(a) The Centipede.

(b) The Grasshopper.

(c) The Silkworm.

(d) The Spider.

4. What does James help the Centipede with while the beds are made?

(a) Making the beds.

(b) His nightcap.

(c) Cleaning up from dinner.

(d) His boots.

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5. What wakes James on his first morning in the peach?

(a) Everything is shaking.

(b) A warm heat.

(c) The Centipede yells.

(d) A loud bang.

6. Who disconnects the peach from the tree?

(a) The Glow-worm.

(b) The Spider.

(c) The Centipede.

(d) The Ladybug.

7. What sound marks Aunt Sponge's death to James?

(a) A thud.

(b) A squish.

(c) A scream.

(d) A crunch.

8. What kind of factory does the rolling peach ruin?

(a) A chocolate factory.

(b) A toothbrush factory.

(c) A cheese factory.

(d) A steel factory.

9. Who is happy about the destroyed factory?

(a) The children.

(b) The aunts.

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 (c) The insects.

(d) The workers.

10. What stopped the rolling peach?

(a) A mountain.

(b) Magic.

(c) The ocean.

(d) A large boulder.

 Comprehension: Short Answer

1. What do the Earthworm and the Centipede argue about when James first meets them?

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

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

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4. How do James' aunts die?

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

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 Chapter 17-20

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

(a) Excitement.

(b) Fear.

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 (c) Anxiety.

(d) Anger.

2. What do the insects do when the aunts are rolled over?

(a) Smile.

(b) Scream.

(c) Gasp.

(d) Cheer.

3. Why do the other insects not believe what the Ladybug thinks when the peach stops rolling?

(a) They think she got her head hurt.

(b) They think she always feels that way.

(c) They think she is sick from the rolling.

(d) They think she fell out of her bed.

4. Who calms the insects down when they are at sea?

(a) The Spider.

(b) The Glow-worm.

(c) The Grasshopper.

(d) James.

5. Who calms the Earthworm down when she gets worried about being at sea?

(a) The Ladybug.

(b) James.

(c) The Spider.

(d) The Centipede.

6. What is said to calm the Earthworm down when she gets worried about being at sea?

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 (a) The hole is now at the top.

(b) They can eat the peach.

(c) The peach is floating.

(d) They can't be lost as they had no plans.

7. Who notices the sharks coming to the peach?

(a) James.

(b) The Glow-worm.

(c) The Centipede.

(d) The Grasshopper.

8. What does the Earthworm compare herself to when the sharks are seen?

(a) A salami.

(b) Sushi.

(c) A trout.

(d) Salmon.

9. Who provides James with what he needs to save the peach from the sharks?

(a) The Ladybug.

(b) The Centipede.

(c) The Glow-worm.

(d) The Spider.

10. What kind of animal does James plan to use to save the peach from the sharks?

(a) Otters.

(b) Gazelles.

(c) Seagulls.

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 (d) Whales.

 Comprehension: Short Answer

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

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

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

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4. What worries the Earthworm the most about being at sea?

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5. How does James plan to rescue the peach from the danger the Centipede sees when they are

in the ocean?

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Chapter 21-24

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 Comprehension: Multiple Choice

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

(a) The Earthworm.

(b) A painting.

(c) Bread crumbs.

(d) Bits of peach.

2. Who is the most nervous about James' plan to save the peach from the sharks?

(a) The Lady Bug.

(b) The Grasshopper.

(c) The Earthworm.

(d) James.

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

(a) That he will try to protect the Spider's silk.

(b) That he will do it fast.

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 (c) That he won't let the birds touch the worm.

(d) That he will stay out of harm.

4. How many seagulls are captured before the peach begins to float?

(a) 501.

(b) 601.

(c) 701.

(d) 401.

5. Who captures each of the seagulls?

(a) The Glow-worm.

(b) James.

(c) The Grasshopper.

(d) The Earthworm.

6. How many seagulls are captured?

(a) 602.

(b) 702.

(c) 502.

(d) 402.

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

(a) In the crease.

(b) Under the stem.

(c) In the peach.

(d) Under a blanket.

8. Who on the ship sees the floating peach?

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 (a) The cook.

(b) The cabin boy.

(c) The captain.

(d) The first attendant.

9. Where are the Grasshopper's ears?

(a) His head.

(b) His abdomen.

(c) His wings.

(d) His legs.

10. What instrument does James compare the Grasshopper to?

(a) A violin.

(b) A drum.

(c) A French horn.

(d) A guitar.

 Comprehension: Short Answer

1. What order does James give the insects?

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2. Inside the peach, who hold the Earthworm and who lights up the room?

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3. Who goes to check the condition underneath the peach and how is the peach?

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4. What do the other Officers think when the Captain says there are giant insects on the great

round ball?

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5. What does the Grasshopper use to make music and how?

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Chapter 25-27

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  Comprehension: Multiple Choice
1. Who does the Earthworm say she likes to benefit?

(a) Children.

(b) Farmers.

(c) Squirrels.

(d) Gardeners.

2. What does the Ladybug like to eat?

(a) Sugar.

(b) Grains.

(c) Small insects.

(d) Leaves.

3. Who does the Ladybug like to benefit?

(a) Children.

(b) Gardeners.

(c) Farmers.

(d) Squirrels.

4. How many spots does the Ladybug have?

(a) 11.

(b) 7.

(c) 9.

(d) 5.

5. What does the Ladybug say his spots indicate?

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 (a) All of these.

(b) How old he is.

(c) What branch he belongs to.

(d) Where he is from.

6. How did the Spider's father die?

(a) He was squished by a farm wife.

(b) He was washed down the drain.

(c) He was poisoned at a farm.

(d) He was eaten by a bird.

7. Who saves the Centipede when he falls off the peach?

(a) The Glow-worm.

(b) The Ladybug.

(c) The Grasshopper.

(d) James.

8. What do the Cloud Men make?

(a) Hailstones.

(b) Fog.

(c) Rain drops.

(d) Cloud shapes.

9. Who yells at the Cloud Men?

(a) The Silkworm.

(b) The Ladybug.

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 (c) The Centipede.

(d) The Grasshopper.

10. What do the Cloud Men do when they are yelled at?

(a) They throw hail at the peach.

(b) They sing a song.

(c) They beg for help.

(d) They blow the peach away.

 Comprehension: Short Answer

1. Why does the Spider cry when she tells her story?

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2. What does the Centipede do to cheer up the Spider?

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3. How does James save the Centipede?

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

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

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Chapter 28-31

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  Comprehension: Multiple Choice
1. How do the Cloud Men make rainbows?

(a) They freeze them.

(b) They paint them.

(c) They build them.

(d) They mold them.

2. What do the Cloud Men do when the rainbow gets destroyed?

(a) Chase the peach.

(b) Look for their hailstones.

(c) Cry.

(d) Start rebuilding the rainbow.

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

(a) He chews the rope a Cloud Men is hanging on to.

(b) He stands guard at the tunnel.

(c) He throws peach chunks at the Cloud Men.

(d) He distracts them.

4. What spilled on the Centipede when he was helping with the Cloud Men?

(a) Ice.

(b) Paint.

(c) Hail.

(d) Syrup.

5. What does the substance poured on the Centipede make it hard for him to do?
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 (a) Speak.

(b) Move.

(c) Eat.

(d) All of these.

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

(a) Eat the peach.

(b) Cut the seagull lines.

(c) Make more hailstones.

(d) Stop making rainbows.

7. How long did Spider keep her aunt alive when she was stuck?

(a) 6 weeks.

(b) 6 days.

(c) 6 months.

(d) 6 hours.

8. Who killed Spider's aunt?

(a) Aunt Sponge.

(b) James.

(c) Aunt Spiker.

(d) Aunt Spokes.

9. Who saves the peach from the deluge of water?

(a) The Cloud Men.

(b) The pelicans.

(c) The seagulls.

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 (d) James.

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

(a) September.

(b) April.

(c) August.

(d) October.

 Comprehension: Short Answer

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

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

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3. How does the peach get away from the water that the Cloud Men try to hurt the peach with?

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

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5. What tools do James and others see that the Cloud Men use to control the weather?

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Chapter 32-35

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  Comprehension: Multiple Choice
1. What time is land first seen from the peach?

(a) Sunset.

(b) Sunrise.

(c) Noon.

(d) Midnight.

2. What ocean does the peach float over?

(a) Atlantic.

(b) Indian.

(c) Pacific.

(d) Arctic.

3. What city does the peach land in?

(a) Hong Kong.

(b) New York City.

(c) Paris.

(d) London.

4. What city did the peach start out in?

(a) New York City.

(b) London.

(c) Paris.

(d) Hong Kong.

5. How do people in the city feel when they see the peach?
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 (a) Excited.

(b) Terrified.

(c) Oblivious.

(d) Curious.

6. What do people in the city think the floating peach is?

(a) An airplane.

(b) A bomb.

(c) A billboard.

(d) A hot air balloon.

7. What makes the people on the peach panic as they get near the city??

(a) The people start screaming.

(b) The sirens start sounding.

(c) The peach starts falling.

(d) The seagulls start squawking.

8. How is the falling peach announced to the people in the city?

(a) There is a story on the radio.

(b) Air raids are sounded.

(c) It is not announced at all.

(d) Police men spread the news.

9. Who offers words of comfort when the people on the peach start panicking as they near the

city?

(a) Nobody.

(b) James.

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 (c) The Silkworm.

(d) The Earthworm.

10. Why are the people on the peach not aware of how the people in the city feel?

(a) They are saying goodbye to each other.

(b) They cannot see them.

(c) They are preoccupied.

(d) They are too scared.

 Comprehension: Short Answer

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

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

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

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4. How does James get the peach to get closer to the ground??

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

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Chapter 36-39

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  Comprehension: Multiple Choice
1. What does the peach land on?

(a) The London Bridge.

(b) The Empire State Building.

(c) The Golden Gate Bridge.

(d) The Eiffel Tower.

2. What do the firefighters do when they see the people in the peach?

(a) Scream.

(b) Laugh.

(c) Faint.

(d) Get to work.

3. What do the policemen think the giant peach is?

(a) A flying saucer.

(b) A giant peach.

(c) A time capsule.

(d) A bomb.

4. Why is James the first one to come out of the peach?

(a) He is the only one who can climb.

(b) He is the most excited.

(c) The people are afraid of the insects.

(d) The people have been looking for him.

5. What are the insects greeted with when they get to the ground?
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 (a) Screams.

(b) A police escort.

(c) Handshakes.

(d) Cheers.

6. How is the peach brought to the ground?

(a) Birds eat the meat until it falls.

(b) Men with cranes get it down.

(c) It is pushed down by the Spider.

(d) Large ladders are constructed.

7. What is the peach transformed into when it gets to the ground?

(a) A pie.

(b) A house.

(c) A float.

(d) A monument.

8. Who wants to eat the peach when it is brought to the ground?

(a) Children.

(b) Animals.

(c) Men.

(d) Ants.

9. What kind of company does the Centipede start working for?

(a) A hat company.

(b) An airport.

(c) A boot company.

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 (d) A dance studio.

10. Who does the Silkworm weave ropes for?

(a) Moving companies.

(b) Tightrope walkers.

(c) Sailors.

(d) Firemen.

 Comprehension: Short Answer

1. What does James do before the peach lands on the pinnacle of the Empire State Building?

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2. What do the policemen do when they see the people on the peach?

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

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4. What does the Ladybug do after the journey is over?

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

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