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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 - The Crickets.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Wilbur saddened by his new friend?
(a) She is mean and teases him.
(b) She can't spend very much time with him.
(c) He thinks she is bloodthirsty.
(d) She doesn't like Fern.

2. What does Mr. Zuckerman tell his wife to do when they find the new web?
(a) Go visit the minister.
(b) Get a camera so they can photograph the web.
(c) Call a local news reporter.
(d) Help him rip down this spooky web.

3. Which of the following is not one of Wilbur's plans for the day on which Chapter 4 opens?
(a) Eating.
(b) Standing still and thinking about what it is like to be alive.
(c) Running around for exercise.
(d) Chatting with Templeton the rat.

4. What are Fern and her parents doing at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Picking berries from the garden together.
(b) Having Sunday breakfast together.
(c) Cleaning the house together.
(d) Cooking Saturday night dinner together.

5. How does Fern feed her new pet?
(a) Fern's mother feeds the pet.
(b) With cold milk from a bowl.
(c) With a handful of slops from breakfast.
(d) With warm milk from a baby's nursing bottle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wilbur feel at first about being outside his fence?

2. Except for the goose, who is the first to know the goslings have hatched?

3. Who tells Wilbur he doesn't have to stay in his yard?

4. What does "salutations" mean?

5. Which of the following is not something Templeton prefers to spend his time doing?

(see the answer key)

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