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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Fern put on her prettiest dress before the fair?
(a) Her father tells her that only tomboys wear overalls all the time.
(b) She knows she will see boys at the Fair.
(c) She wants to look nice for Wilbur.
(d) He mother makes her change into it.

2. How does the old sheep convince Templeton to go to the Fair?
(a) She says none of the other farm animals will talk to Templeton if he doesn't go.
(b) She says Templeton will find lots of food to eat there.
(c) She promises she will get the goose to give Templeton another egg.
(d) She says Templeton owes Wilbur a favor.

3. What does Charlotte do while she is spinning her web?
(a) Snack on flies.
(b) Talk to herself.
(c) Sing songs.
(d) Yawn over and over.

4. When will all the babies be born on the farm?
(a) In the winter.
(b) In the fall.
(c) In the summer.
(d) In the spring.

5. Which of the following is not a way that Charlotte's egg sac is described?
(a) Gray and white like a puffy cloud.
(b) Tough and strong.
(c) Resembling cotton candy.
(d) Waterproof.

6. What does the author declare about Charlotte at the end of the book?
(a) She was both a true friend and a good writer.
(b) She was possessed of a first-rate heart but second-rate handwriting.
(c) She was bloodthirsty except where pigs were concerned.
(d) She was tiny but loyal.

7. Which of the following is not a name Wilbur gives to one of Charlotte's children?
(a) The name Aranea.
(b) The name Joy.
(c) The name Chloris.
(d) The name Nellie.

8. What does Charlotte write in her last web?
(a) Humble.
(b) Pig Supreme.
(c) Crunchy.
(d) With New Radiant Action.

9. At the end of the book, what does Wilbur conclude is the best place to be?
(a) Outside in the barnyard under the warm sun.
(b) Playing first with Fern and then with Fern's children.
(c) In the cellar of the barn with all the other animals.
(d) Up on stage at the County Fair receiving a prize.

10. What does Charlotte predict for Wilbur after he has been awarded the special prize?
(a) Mr. Zuckerman will sell Wilbur for a lot of money.
(b) Fern will bring Wilbur back to her house to live.
(c) Wilbur will have to win a prize at the County Fair every year to keep from being killed and turned into bacon and ham.
(d) Nothing will ever happen to him because he means a great deal to Mr. Zuckerman now.

11. According to Mr. Arable, the Fair is a good place to start doing what?
(a) Growing up.
(b) Staying close to your parents.
(c) Selling pigs.
(d) Eating junk food.

12. What is Mr. Zuckerman's dream about Wilbur?
(a) He dreams that Wilbur grows huge and wins many blue ribbons at the Fair.
(b) He dreams that Wilbur is turned into delicious bacon and ham.
(c) He dreams that Wilbur runs away and gets dirty.
(d) He dreams that Wilbur grows big and wrecks the tents and rides at the Fair.

13. What does Dr. Dorian find just as miraculous as the writing in Charlotte's web?
(a) How well the geese on the Zuckermans' farm speak.
(b) How talented a pig Wilbur is.
(c) How children grow up so quickly.
(d) How spiders learned to spin webs in the first place.

14. What happens in Wilbur's bad dream?
(a) Charlotte dies.
(b) Templeton takes all of his food.
(c) Men come to get him with knives and guns.
(d) Fern moves away.

15. Who does the voice on the loud speaker at the fair say cannot write?
(a) Rats.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Spiders.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Zuckerman prepare Wilbur for the Fair?

2. What does Mr. Arable do to make Wilbur feel faint?

3. What does Templeton do to help Wilbur during the awarding of Wilbur's prize?

4. With whom does Fern ride the Ferris wheel?

5. What does the author say Wilbur realizes is one of the most satisfying things in the world?

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