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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a piece of advice Charlotte gives Wilbur at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Eat and drink only a little.
(b) Never hurry and never worry.
(c) Gain weight and stay well.
(d) Keep fit and don't lose your nerve.

2. What recent barnyard event does Fern tell her parents about at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Wilbur learning how to escape his yard.
(b) Charlotte weaving a beautiful web.
(c) The goslings hatching.
(d) The old sheep getting sheared.

3. What does "salutations" mean?
(a) "Best friends."
(b) "Quiet times."
(c) "Naps."
(d) "Greetings."

4. How does Templeton's rotten goose egg get broken?
(a) Avery falls on the trough and smashes the egg beneath it.
(b) Lurvy finds it and throws it on the trash heap.
(c) Avery finds the egg and throws it at the barn wall.
(d) Wilbur accidentally steps on it.

5. What happens if Wilbur gets tired when he and Fern take walks?
(a) She carries him home in her arms.
(b) She pushes him in her doll carriage while he sleeps.
(c) She sits under a tree and settles him in her lap for a nap.
(d) She lets him rest in the grass while she climbs trees.

6. What has Charlotte woven into her web?
(a) A picture of Wilbur.
(b) The words "WILBUR'S HOME".
(c) The words "SOME PIG".
(d) A picture of a first prize ribbon.

7. How does Mr. Zuckerman describe Charlotte's web?
(a) A gold mine.
(b) A miracle.
(c) An abomination.
(d) A mess.

8. What does Avery think of Fern's new pet pig?
(a) He thinks it will be a lot of trouble.
(b) He thinks it is miserable and small.
(c) He thinks it smells bad.
(d) He thinks it is a beautiful specimen of a pig.

9. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what does Charlotte tell Wilbur that people are?
(a) They are loving.
(b) They are patient.
(c) They are cruel.
(d) They are gullible.

10. How does Mr. Zuckerman get Wilbur to return to the pigpen?
(a) By chasing him around and around the barn.
(b) By reasoning with him.
(c) By luring him back with a pail full of slops.
(d) By trapping him in a net.

11. Why is Mr. Arable going to kill one of the pigs?
(a) He wants to cook it for breakfast.
(b) He wants to sell the meat at market.
(c) It has been attacking the other pigs.
(d) It is the runt of the litter.

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

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

14. How does the rain in Chapter 4 disrupt Wilbur's plans?
(a) A leaky roof makes rain drip and soak his bed.
(b) All the loudest animals are driven inside the barn by the rain.
(c) The sound of the raindrops disturbs his nap.
(d) He had wanted to go out and dig a new hole in his yard.

15. What does Wilbur want in Chapter 4?
(a) For peace and quiet so he can take a nap.
(b) Better food.
(c) A friend.
(d) For the other animals to stop teasing him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Mrs. Arable say Fern goes to the barn?

2. What reason does Charlotte give Wilbur for why he doesn't need a web?

3. What is Wilbur particularly glad Charlotte does before eating a victim?

4. What does Wilbur witness Charlotte catch in her web in Chapter 5?

5. What does Mrs. Arable do when Fern first claims that the animals talk?

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