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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 - Good Progress.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the cousin in Charlotte's first story do?
(a) Burrow underground and make a web there.
(b) Live in the same web in a house for 53 years.
(c) Catch and eat a fish.
(d) Ride on a truck from city to city.

2. How does Mrs. Arable respond to the idea of Fern believing that animals can talk?
(a) She isn't interested or concerned.
(b) She is delighted by her daughter's imagination.
(c) She doesn't think it is normal and plans to tell Fern's doctor.
(d) She thinks Fern is acting out to get attention.

3. In Chapter 13, why does Charlotte have Wilbur run around?
(a) She wants him to lose weight and look less delicious.
(b) She wants him to be in good shape so he can escape.
(c) She wants to see if he is radiant in action.
(d) She wants to teach him some new tricks for the County Fair.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Zuckermans' barn mostly smell of?

2. Which of the following is not a defense Charlotte offers for her way of life -- catching bugs and eating them?

3. How does Wilbur escape from the yard?

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

5. How does Mr. Zuckerman get Wilbur to return to the pigpen?

(see the answer key)

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