James and the Giant Peach: Novel and Character Review

Which character is a sad and lonely little boy who used to spend hours gazing at a forbidden world?

• Glow-Worm

• Earthworm

• Centipede

• James Henry Trotter

What happened after the peach flew over the ship?

• Old-Green Grasshopper played beautiful music.

• The Glowworm told a scary story.

• Miss Spider performed a whirling dance on top of the peach.

• The Ladybug sang an entire opera.

Which character is a pest and proud of it?

• James Henry Trotter

• Aunt Sponge

• Centipede

• Ladybug

Which character sleeps all day long in a corner inside the peach?

• Ladybug

• Miss Spider

• Silkworm

• Centipede

Why didn't Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker eat the peach?

• they couldn't reach it

• they didn't like peaches

• they saw an opportunity to make money first

• they didn't think it would taste good

Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker threaten to

• make him scrub the floors of the house

• lower James down into the well and leave him there over night

• send him away

• make him stay up all night chopping wood

Which character has a screeching voice and long, wet, narrow lips?

• Old-Green Grasshopper

• Aunt Spiker

• Aunt Sponge

• Miss Spider

Which character is James's greatest comfort since the trip began?

• Ladybug

• Aunt Sponge

• Glowworm

• Earthworm

Which character has everyone spellbound by playing beautiful music?

• Centipede

• Earthworm

• Old-Green Grasshopper

• Silkworm

When he first met the creatures, James was asked to...

• Change the bulb in Glowworm's tail

• decorate a web for Miss Spider

• Help the Centipede take off his boots

• Look for Old-Green Grasshopper's missing top hat