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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 - A Talk at Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Templeton take from Wilbur?
(a) Straw from his bed.
(b) His best blanket.
(c) His breakfast.
(d) His favorite toy.

2. How does Fern think of Wilbur?
(a) As her best friend.
(b) As her baby.
(c) As a boring pet.
(d) As a burden.

3. Which of the following is not something Templeton prefers to spend his time doing?
(a) Spying.
(b) Hiding.
(c) Eating.
(d) Frolicking.

4. What does Mrs. Arable do when Fern first claims that the animals talk?
(a) Gets bored and tells Fern to stop making up stories.
(b) Ignores Fern and tells her to stop being silly.
(c) Gazes at her with a queer, worried look.
(d) Laughs and asks to hear more.

5. Except for the goose, who is the first to know the goslings have hatched?
(a) Charlotte is the first.
(b) Fern is the first.
(c) Wilbur is the first.
(d) The gander is the first.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wilbur do when he hears why the people are fattening him up?

2. Whose speech does Fern repeat for her parents?

3. What does Charlotte warn will happen if the egg Templeton took breaks?

4. Why is a manure pile a good place to keep a young pig?

5. How does Fern feel about being entrusted with the care of a baby pig?

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