James and the Giant Peach Chapters 29-32

What does the word 'vast' mean?

• open

• very plain

• very large

• closed

Why did spider detest (hate) paint?

• her grandmother got stuck in paint

• her aunt got stuck in paint

• her brother spilled paint on her

• she did not like the smell

What does 'sinister' mean?

• someone who is angry

• a person that is funny

• someone who sins

• a person that threatens harm

What did earthworm want to put onto centipedes head if he turned into a statue?

• a bowl

• a mailbox

• a bird-bath

• a scarecrow

What does 'encased' mean?

• completely covered

• completely uncovered

• in a case

• on top of something

We could peel him (centipede) like a

What does 'immense' mean?

• very long

• extremely large

• very hungry

• extremely tired

What kind of figurative language is 'thundery looking thing that began to rumble and roar'?

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

What does 'deluge' mean?

• to throw things at someone or something

• sludge from a sewer

• to be choking

• a flood or a massive amount of something

What did James think when the water was being dumped on them?

• he was worried about his friends

• the peach would be ruined

• this was the end of everything

• he wondered if ladybugs spots would be washed off