James and the Giant Peach Chapters 4-6

What did the old man claim would happen if James drank the magic seeds?

• He would grow ten inches overnight.

• He would never be miserable again.

• He would have the ability to fly.

• His aunts would start being nice to him.

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What did the old man tell James would happen if the magic seeds escaped?

• The seeds would work their magic on someone else.

• James would remain miserable forever.

• It would rain night and day for a month.

• James would never grow up.

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What did James do with the seeds?

• James did exactly as the old man had told him today.

• James gave the seeds to Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker.

• James took the seeds to the top of a beanstalk.

• James fell and spilled the seeds.

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What was unusual about the aunts seeing a peach on the tree?

• It was an apple tree.

• It was the middle of winter.

• The tree had never grown a peach before.

• It was growing from the very bottom branch,

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How does James feel when he drops the green seeds?

• He is happy he doesn't have to worry about them anymore.

• He is filled with despair.

• James is scared his aunts will beat him for spilling the beans.

• James is furious with the old man for not having the bag tied tightly.

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What did James do after he spilled the seeds?

• James went to his room and cried.

• James jumped on the first train that he saw.

• He ran away and joined the circus,

• He went back to chopping wood.

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What did Aunt Sponge want to do with the peach?

• Aunt Sponge wanted to eat the peach.

• Aunt Sponge wanted to throw the peach at Aunt Spiker.

• Aunt Sponge wanted to feed the peach to the hogs.

• Aunt Sponge wanted to leave the peach alone.

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What unusual thing was the peach doing?

• The peach was talking and singing.

• The peach was growing before the aunts' eyes.

• The peach was spewing juice.

• The peach was having baby peaches.

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What word means without hope?

• Despair

• Dahl

• Burrowed

• Eager

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What word means wanting to do very badly?

• Eager

• Burrowed

• Dahl

• Despair

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