Characters
Who is the main character of the story?
James
How does James' adventure begin?
He spills the magical green crystals near a peach tree.
"There's something rather peculiar about you."
Who says this to James?
The Old Man
Which word means "loose and shaky; likely to come apart"?
a. Ramshackle
b. Peculiar
c. Luminous
a. Ramshackle
Who wrote "James and the Giant Peach"?
Roald Dahl
What are the names of James' two aunts?
Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge
What happens to the peach after James spills the crystals?
It grows to an enormous size.
"Look at me! I'm a perfect specimen..."
Who says this?
Centipede
Which word means "a great flood"?
a. Stealthy
b. Desolate
c. Deluge
c. Deluge
What do the magical green crystals cause?
The growth of the giant peach and transformation of insects
Which character is a large, talking insect and acts as a father figure to James?
The Old Green Grasshopper
Where does the giant peach eventually land at the end of the story?
New York City
Which character sings this?
The Old Green Grasshopper
Which word means "wild uproar or confusion"?
a. Colossal
b. Pandemonium
c. Peculiar
b. Pandemonium
Which city do James and his friends dream of reaching?
New York City
Who is the brave and resourceful insect in the story (this character jumps off the peach)?
Miss Spider
How do James and his friends escape the sharks in the ocean?
By tying seagulls to the peach.
"There's more power and magic in those things in there than in all the rest of the world put together."
What are "those things"?
The magical green crystals
What three words could be used to describe a very large, wonderful building?
a. Ramshackle
b. Peculiar
c. Marvelous
d. Desolate
e. Colossal
f. Pandemonium
g. Majestic
h. Luminous
c. Marvelous
g. Majestic
h. Luminous
What happens to the rainbow that the Cloud Men paint?
It gets broken by the peach
Who did the ladybug marry at the end of the story?
The Head of the Fire Department
Who eats the peach?
The children of New York City.
"My dear young fellow, you are not seeing straight."
Who is being spoken to.
James
"The tail of the insect was luminous, as if it held a tiny light bulb."
1. What does luminous mean?
2. What context clues helped to tell you the meaning?
1. Full of light
2. "light bulb"
How many legs does Centipede have?
42