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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. With whom does Fern ride the Ferris wheel?
(a) With Henry Fussy.
(b) With her parents.
(c) With Wilbur and Charlotte.
(d) With Avery.

2. What does Charlotte know when she hears the song of the crickets at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) That it is time to dig potatoes.
(b) That school will soon begin again.
(c) That all the little animals have grown up.
(d) That she doesn't have much time left.

3. How does Dr. Dorian imagine it must be like to sit in a barn and listen to animals?
(a) Enchanting.
(b) Dreary.
(c) Loud.
(d) Smelly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Charlotte feeling at the end of Chapter 17?

2. What does Fern wish at the end of Chapter 19?

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

4. When will all the babies be born on the farm?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Wilbur act more like a child or an adult when it is time for him to go to sleep during his first night at the Fair?

2. After whose hour of triumph might this chapter be named, and why?

3. How is the experience of going to the Fair different for the children and for the adults?

4. How is Charlotte's time and attention beginning to split as the trip to the County Fair approaches?

5. What can readers tell about Charlotte's position in the barn from the meeting the animals have?

6. What kind of lullaby does Charlotte sing to Wilbur?

7. How are things on the farm changing as summer turns to fall?

8. Which animals go to the Fair and why?

9. Why does Charlotte think that the word Templeton brings back for her last web is particularly appropriate for Wilbur?

10. How has what is most important to Fern changed and how can you tell?

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