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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wilbur do when he hears why the people are fattening him up?
(a) He yawns.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He jumps for joy.
(d) He screams.

2. Who is the first person to see what Charlotte has woven into her web?
(a) Mr. Zuckerman.
(b) Fern.
(c) Lurvy.
(d) Wilbur.

3. Where does Templeton live?
(a) In a bucket behind the sheep.
(b) In a lair beneath the trough.
(c) In a hole in the barn's wall.
(d) In the woodpile behind the barn.

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

5. Which of the following is not a defense Charlotte offers for her way of life -- catching bugs and eating them?
(a) If she didn't eat flies and bugs, they would grow so numerous they would destroy the earth.
(b) The other spiders will make fun of her if she doesn't eat bugs.
(c) No one brings her her meals the way Wilbur is fed every day.
(d) Flies and bugs are what come to her.

6. How does Wilbur escape from the yard?
(a) By knocking Mr. Zuckerman over.
(b) By walking through an open gate.
(c) By tunneling under the fence.
(d) By squeezing through a loose board in the fence.

7. What does the voice Wilbur hears at the end of Chapter 4 tell him?
(a) "Mr. Zuckerman is going to sell you soon."
(b) "No one will ever be your friend."
(c) "I've watched you all day and I like you."
(d) "I can help you make a new friend."

8. Why can't the goose play with Wilbur?
(a) She must sit on her eggs to keep them warm.
(b) She is busy looking after her goslings.
(c) She does not like to associate with pigs.
(d) She is busy eating lunch.

9. What does Charlotte promise Wilbur at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) That she will make him the best Christmas present ever.
(b) That she will save him.
(c) That she will always be his friend.
(d) That she will help him think of something nice to do for Fern.

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

11. At the beginning of Chapter 7, how does Charlotte's campaign against insects seem to Wilbur?
(a) Silly and misguided.
(b) Bloodthirsty and disgusting.
(c) Sensible and useful.
(d) Mean and spiteful.

12. How does Fern describe Charlotte to her parents?
(a) Wilbur's best friend, who is terribly clever.
(b) A creepy, bloodthirsty pest.
(c) A wise teacher.
(d) A tiny spider, who is not very important compared to the other animals.

13. How does Fern like the barn best?
(a) When she can show her family around and introduce them to the animals.
(b) When she can be all alone with her friends the animals.
(c) When it is warm and cozy inside while it is raining outside.
(d) When it is early in the morning and the animals are just waking up.

14. Which of the following is not someone bothered by flies?
(a) The cows are not bothered.
(b) The sheep are not bothered.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Zuckerman are not bothered.
(d) Fern is not bothered.

15. What season is it on the farm at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) It is fall.
(b) It is summer.
(c) It is spring.
(d) It is winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Charlotte see Wilbur as clearly as he can see her?

2. Who does Avery try to catch in the barn?

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

4. What is Charlotte's idea for saving Wilbur?

5. Why does Fern miss Wilbur's noontime feeding?

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