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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 - Explosion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often does Mrs. Arable say Fern goes to the barn?
(a) Three times a day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
(d) Almost every afternoon.

2. Where is Avery at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) In the farmyard, bothering the animals.
(b) Upstairs, looking for his slingshot.
(c) By the pond, catching frogs.
(d) Behind the barn, whittling sticks.

3. Which of the following is not a piece of advice Charlotte gives Wilbur at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Never hurry and never worry.
(b) Gain weight and stay well.
(c) Eat and drink only a little.
(d) Keep fit and don't lose your nerve.

4. What is not something the author mentions Wilbur does to pass his days in Chapter 7?
(a) Lie down half asleep and dream pleasant dreams.
(b) Eat three meals a day.
(c) Roll around in the mud often.
(d) Gain lots of weight.

5. What is Wilbur particularly glad Charlotte does before eating a victim?
(a) Put the victim to sleep.
(b) Warn Wilbur so he can look away.
(c) Make sure the victim is a bad insect.
(d) Apologize to the victim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "salutations" mean?

2. Why can't the goose play with Wilbur?

3. What does the voice Wilbur hears at the end of Chapter 4 tell him?

4. What reason does the old sheep give for why the people are fattening Wilbur up?

5. How does Fern describe Charlotte to her parents?

(see the answer key)

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