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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 Wilbur do to try to find his mysterious new friend?
(a) Ask Templeton if he saw anything suspicious the night before.
(b) Look under the hay and behind his food trough.
(c) Ask the party who addressed him the night before to give him a sign.
(d) Wake up each animal one by one and ask him or her if he or she is the friend.
2. How does Mrs. Arable respond to the idea of Fern believing that animals can talk?
(a) She doesn't think it is normal and plans to tell Fern's doctor.
(b) She thinks Fern is acting out to get attention.
(c) She isn't interested or concerned.
(d) She is delighted by her daughter's imagination.
3. How is Wilbur mistaken about Charlotte at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) He thinks he can trust her, but she will hurt and betray him.
(b) He thinks she is only bold and cruel, but actually she has a kind heart.
(c) He thinks she will be able to rid the farmyard entirely of bugs.
(d) He thinks she is silly and beneath his notice.
4. How often does Mrs. Arable say Fern goes to the barn?
(a) Almost every afternoon.
(b) Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Three times a day.
5. What is Charlotte doing at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Weaving something in the middle of her web.
(b) Crying because she is scared.
(c) Getting ready to move away to a safer home.
(d) Hanging upside-down to try to think of a plan.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Wilbur escape from the yard?
2. How does the author describe the voice Wilbur hears at the end of Chapter 4?
3. At the beginning of Chapter 7, how does Charlotte's campaign against insects seem to Wilbur?
4. Who takes care of Wilbur's noontime feeding for Fern?
5. Where does Templeton live?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is most remarkable about Wilbur's daily routine?
2. Why does Uncle Homer agree to buy Wilbur?
3. What sorts of things are most important to Fern at the beginning of the book?
4. How does Wilbur act during his "escape"?
5. How does the web of relationships between Wilbur, Charlotte, and Fern shift at the end of Chapter 7?
6. Why does Mrs. Arable tell Fern in Chapter 8 that Fern can tell her more about the animals in Uncle Homer's barn that afternoon?
7. How does Mrs. Arable feel about all the time Fern is spending in the barn?
8. How might you compare and contrast the goose and Charlotte's attitudes toward life and death?
9. How does Charlotte explain that spider webs are a good thing?
10. What kind of voice does Wilbur use to call for his new friend, and what does this voice tell the reader about Wilbur's development at this point?
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