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James and the giant peach quiz chapters 1-30

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the boy in the story?

a)

Johnny Appleseed

b)

James Henry Trotter

c)

Peter Piper

d)

Edward Tulane

2.

What are the names of the aunts?

a)

Aunt Ana and Aunt Liz

b)

Aunt Mary and Aunt Abby

c)

Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker

3.

How would you describe James?

a)

A quiet, well-behaved boy

b)

Naughty, loud

c)

Stubborn

4.

How would you describe James's aunts?

a)

Mean and selfish

b)

Friendly and kind

c)

Generous

5.

Where did James really want to go, but his aunts wouldn't let him?

a)

A hill

b)

A river

c)

A beach

6.

What happened to James' parents?

a)

Car accident

b)

Eaten by a rhino

c)

Plane crash

d)

Eaten by giants

7.

Which word best describes how James feels while living with his aunts?

a)

overworked

b)

exhausted

c)

calm

d)

lonely

8.

What was in the backyard of the house where James' aunts lived?

a)

An apple tree

b)

A beautiful garden

c)

An ancient peach tree

d)

Nothing of great importance

9.

What did the old man give James?

a)

a paper bag of magical green objects

b)

a toy from thousands of years ago

c)

a book full of magic spells

d)

a peach as large as a volleyball

10.

What does 'Peculiar' mean?

a)

Weird or odd

b)

Funny

c)

Sad

d)

Mad

11.

What happened to James' parents?

a)

They moved away and left him alone.

b)

They were eaten by a rhino in London.

c)

They died in a car accident.

d)

They gave him to his aunts.

12.

James's aunts would be best described as...

a)

warm and kind

b)

angry and sad

c)

silly and fun

d)

nasty and mean

13.

At his aunt's house, what did James do?

a)

Played with his friends at the beach.

b)

Worked hard but was paid for his work.

c)

Was forced to work and never allowed to leave their yard.

d)

Lived happily and had a normal life.

14.

Select 2 answers!

What two words best describe James in the first?

a)

Lonely

b)

Excited

c)

Sad

d)

Brave

e)

Funny

15.

What is a synonym for peculiar?

a)

Annoying

b)

Beautiful

c)

Large

d)

Strange

16.

James has two aunts. What are their names?

a)

Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker

b)

Aunt String and Aunt Sassy

c)

Aunt Sally and Aunt Sage

d)

Aunt Sponge and Aunt Sizzle

17.

What did the eccentric old man give to James?

a)

A paper bag with rocks in it

b)

Crocodile tongues

c)

Magical seeds

d)

Valuable crystals

18.

What happened after James spilled the magical substance from the bag?

a)

He collected it and put it back into the bag.

b)

An animal came by and ate the pieces.

c)

He went back to working for his aunts.

d)

The substance went into the ground and a peach started to grow on the tree.

19.

What did James bump his head into?

a)

James bumped his head on the basement door.

b)

James bumped his head on the monkey's bed.

c)

James bumped his head on the ax handle.

d)

James bumped his head on the peach pit, also known as a stone.

20.

How did James feel when he first met his new friends inside the peach stone?

a)

James was scared his new friends were going to eat him.

b)

James was very excited to have new friends.

c)

James was angry that his new friends had not introduced themselves to him earlier.

d)

James was heartbroken that his parents could not meet his new friends.

21.

What insect was said to be as large as a dog?

a)

Miss Spider

b)

The Old Green Grasshopper

c)

Centipede

d)

Earthworm

22.

Who made the beds?

a)

Miss Spider

b)

Earthworm

c)

Old Green Grasshopper

d)

Ladybug

23.

Which character was referred to as a rascal?

a)

Centipede

b)

Old Green Grasshopper

c)

Miss Spider

d)

Silkworm

24.

Where were the Centipede and the Earthworm when James first saw them?

a)

Flying through the air

b)

They were sitting on a sofa.

c)

The pair were in the aunts' house.

d)

They were near the door.

25.

Which two insects are loved by farmers?

a)

Spiders and ants

b)

None

c)

Ladybugs and Earthworms

d)

Grasshoppers and spiders

26.

Who did Aunt Sponge flush down the toilet?

a)

Aunt Spiker

b)

James

c)

The Grasshopper

d)

Miss Spider's father

27.

Who fell off the peach?

a)

Miss Spider

b)

James

c)

The Centipede

d)

The Old Man

28.

What were the cloud-men making?

a)

Rain

b)

Clouds

c)

Snowballs

d)

Hailstones

29.

Who made the Cloud-men mad?

a)

The Centipede

b)

James

c)

Aunt Sponge

d)

The Ladybug

30.

Where did James and the insects go when the Cloud-men started attacking them?

a)

The ocean

b)

The clouds

c)

Inside the peach

d)

Home

31.

How does the crew of the "Queen Mary" react when the Captain spots the peach?

a)

They want to attack the peach.

b)

They want to catch the peach so they can eat it.

c)

They think he's crazy.

d)

They think he's brilliant.

32.

What instrument did Grasshopper play?

a)

Viola

b)

Cello

c)

Bass

d)

Violin

e)

Violent drums

33.

How many spots does Miss Ladybug have?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

42

34.

Where were the Cloud-men?

a)

On the bridge.

b)

Under the thundercloud.

c)

Beneath a giant umbrella.

d)

Clinging to the peach stem.

35.

Why were the Cloud-Men painting the arch?

a)

The Cloud-Men were making a rainbow.

b)

The Cloud-Men wanted everything to be the same color as the storm clouds, so they would not be noticed.

c)

The Storm Gods insisted that they paint the arch.

d)

The Cloud-Men were bored during the Covid-19 lockdown.

36.

What happened when the peach crashed into the rainbow?

a)

The rainbow broke in half.

b)

The Cloud-Men all fell into the sea.

c)

The colors of the rainbow turned the ocean into a tie-dye T-shirt.

d)

Miss Spider fainted.

37.

Who saved the characters from the attack of the Cloud-Men?

a)

James

b)

The Centipede

c)

The Ladybug

d)

Old Green Grasshopper

38.

Who was stuck on the ceiling for six months?

a)

Miss Spider

b)

Miss Spider's father

c)

Old Green Grasshopper

d)

The Cloud-Men Boss

39.

What benefit did the thunderstorm serve?

a)

The thunderstorm hid the peach from the Cloud-Men.

b)

The Centipede was washed clean by the thunderstorm.

c)

The thunderstorm drowned several of the Cloud-men.

d)

The thunderstorm watered the flowers.

40.

Which character expressed disappointment when the Centipede was washed clean?

a)

James

b)

Miss Spider

c)

The Centipede himself

d)

The Earthworm

41.

What did the Old Green Grasshopper tell the Centipede to do?

a)

Fall into the ocean

b)

Eat a peach

c)

Shut up

d)

Sing and dance some more

42.

Why wouldn't the travelers starve?

a)

They could eat the juicy peach.

b)

They could eat crocodile tongues.

c)

They could eat fish.

d)

They could catch seagulls.

43.

Which insect is blind?

a)

Centipede

b)

Ladybird

c)

Earthworm

d)

Miss Spider

44.

What was the Earthworm's role in James's plan to escape from the ocean?

a)

Assist

b)

Act as bait

c)

Handle the strings

d)

Create the strings

45.

What does 'bobbing' mean?

a)

To do nothing

b)

To fly

c)

To sink

d)

To gently float up and down