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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Zuckerman instruct Lurvy to do to try to make Wilbur feel better?
(a) Play with him for an hour a day.
(b) Give him extra-nice slops to eat.
(c) Feed him sulphur and molasses.
(d) Take him for a walk around the barn.

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

3. Why does Templeton say he won't break the egg?
(a) He doesn't want to ruin his other things.
(b) He doesn't want to upset the goose and gander.
(c) He doesn't want to make the barn smell bad.
(d) He handles stuff like this all the time.

4. According to the author, when is a time when it is hard to sleep?
(a) When your stomach is empty and your mind is full.
(b) When your heart is heavy and your mind is light.
(c) When your stomach is full and your head is heavy.
(d) When your spirit is weak and your soul is sad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Avery at the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. When Fern is telling her parents about the barn animals, who does Fern say is "us"?

3. Who warns Templeton to stay away from the goslings?

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

5. What is the first question Fern asks her mother in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How grown-up is Wilbur by the end of Chapter 3?

2. Why does Wilbur like Charlotte better and better each day?

3. What are some fun things described in Chapter 6 that children can do in nature during the spring and summer?

4. How would you describe Templeton in Chapter 4 of the story?

5. What is the relationship like between Fern and the animals at the beginning of Chapter 8?

6. How observant is Lurvy when it comes to Wilbur, and how can you tell?

7. How would you describe Wilbur's feelings about his early life with Fern in Chapter 2?

8. What is Wilbur's boast and how does Fern feel when she hears him make it?

9. How seriously does Fern take her new responsibility of taking care of the pig?

10. What sorts of things are most important to Fern at the beginning of the book?

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