James and the Giant Peach Chapters 7-9

What happened after James Spilled the magical stuff in the bag?

• He collected it and put it back into the bag.

• He went back to working for his aunts.

• It went into the ground and a peach started to grow on the tree.

• An animal came by and ate the pieces.

Who wanted to eat the peach?

• Aunt Sponge

• Aunt Spiker

• James

• No one

What did Aunt Spiker want to do with the peach?

• Aunt Spiker wanted to eat the peach.

• Aunt Spiker had plans to use the peach to make pies to sell.

• Aunt Spiker wanted to sell tickets to people to see the peach.

• Aunt Spiker wanted to put the peach in a museum.

Why was James frightened?

• James's aunts had run away leaving him alone.

• A dragon had entered James's bedroom.

• James was frightened by a spider.

• James was frightened to be alone outside at night.

Why did James go toward the peach?

• James went to the peach to take a big bite.

• James did not go near the peach.

• James felt drawn toward the peach as if being pulled by a magnet.

• James went toward the peach because Aunt Spiker told him to watch it.

How big did the peach get before it stopped growing?

• The peach stopped growing when it got as big as a car.

• The peach never stopped growing.

• The peach stopped growing when it was the size of a watermelon.

• The peach stopped growing when it reached the size of a house.

Why didn't the aunts feed James supper?

• The aunts didn't feed James because they were too busy counting money.

• The aunts didn't feed James because they were out of food.

• The aunts didn't feed James because he had eaten too much candy.

• The aunts didn't feed James because he had run away.

What was next to James on the giant peach?

• A huge spider was next to James on the giant peach.

• Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge were next to James.

• James spotted a hole in the peach right by where he was standing.

• James saw many peaches on the ground near him.

What does the word mammoth mean? The mammoth peach was the size of a house.

• Mammoth means very hungry,

• Mammoth means angry.

• Mammoth means very large.

• Mammoth means green and lush.

What does the word glimpse mean? Jenny only saw a glimpse of the car because it was going too fast.

• Glimpse means to look at briefly or a glance.

• Glimpse means to stare at something.

• Glimpse means left completely alone.

• Glimpse means very hungry.