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James & the Giant Peach

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  • True or False: Sharks attacked the peach as it floated in the sea.
    True
  • True or False: spellbound is a synonym for huge
    False
  • True or False: Melancholy is a sad or gloomy mood
    True
  • Which insect was a pest (and proud of it)?
    Centipede
  • True or False: The earthworm was brave and volunteered as shark bait.
    False
  • Why did the peach start to suddenly tumble down over New York?
    A plane sliced through a bunch of strings
  • True or False: The insects were surprised to see James when they met
    False
  • True or False: The people of New York threw a tickertape parade!
    True
  • True or False: flabbergasted means to dislike very strongly
    False
  • Which character was the captain or the leader of the peach?
    James
  • What happened to the travelers at the end of the story?
    They became rich and successful
  • The Cloud-Men were not friendly towards the peach.
    True
  • True or False: The travelers thought James was brilliant.
    True
  • How many seagulls lifted the peach up?
    502
  • True or False: The peach grew in size as James slept in the night.
    False
  • True or False: James enjoyed living with his two aunts.
    False
  • What is a synonym for the word "spectacles"
    glasses
  • True or False: The peach landed on top of the Eiffel Tower.
    False
  • Describe two ways that the Cloud-Men created “weather” in the story.
    Hailstones out of cloud, painted a rainbow, turned rain faucets on, frost machines,
  • True or False: martyr means one who sacrifices something for his or her cause
    True
  • True or False: sinister means evil; threatening danger
    True
  • Why didn’t the sharks eat the peach?
    Their noses were too big
  • What happened to Aunt Sponge & Aunt Spiker
    They were run over by the peach
  • What job did the Cloud-Men do in the sky?
    Make weather
  • True or False: pandemonium is a synonym for chaos
    True
  • What happened to the peach at the end of the story.
    It was eaten by children
  • True or False: Musty means gloomy
    False
  • Which insect made the beds for everyone to sleep in?
    Miss Spider
  • True or False: gossamer means delicate, fine, and sheer
    True
  • True or False: The old man told James to drink the magic crystals.
    True
  • What happened to James’s parents?
    Eaten up by a rhinoceros.
  • Why did the Cloud-Men attack the peach?
    The Centipede taunted/yelled at/insulted them.
  • Why did a giant peach grow near his house?
    He spilled magical crystals/seeds on the ground
  • True or False: The giant peach rolled away after James chopped down the peach tree.
    False
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