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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 - Bad News.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes care of Wilbur's noontime feeding for Fern?
(a) Mrs. Arable.
(b) Avery.
(c) Mr. Arable.
(d) The Zuckermans.

2. Who tells Wilbur he doesn't have to stay in his yard?
(a) Mr. Zuckerman tells him.
(b) The gander tells him.
(c) Fern tells him.
(d) The goose tells him.

3. According to the author, when is a time when it is hard to sleep?
(a) When your stomach is full and your head is heavy.
(b) When your stomach is empty and your mind is full.
(c) When your heart is heavy and your mind is light.
(d) When your spirit is weak and your soul is sad.

4. Under what conditions does Mr. Zuckerman allow Fern to visit Wilbur?
(a) She cannot let Wilbur out or enter his pigpen herself.
(b) She can only come once a week.
(c) She must help out with chores around the farm.
(d) She must bring food for all the farm animals.

5. What damage does Wilbur cause outside his fence?
(a) He scares a flock of chickens.
(b) He pulls Mrs. Zuckerman's hanging laundry into a mud puddle.
(c) He plows up some ground with his nose.
(d) He eats a bunch of crops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fern worry about Wilbur when her father first moves him outside?

2. What happens if Wilbur gets tired when he and Fern take walks?

3. Which of the following is not one of Wilbur's plans for the day on which Chapter 4 opens?

4. Why can't the goose play with Wilbur?

5. What is Fern glad to see Wilbur knows how to do once he is moved outside?

(see the answer key)

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