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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. Which of the following is not one of Wilbur's plans for the day on which Chapter 4 opens?
(a) Standing still and thinking about what it is like to be alive.
(b) Eating.
(c) Running around for exercise.
(d) Chatting with Templeton the rat.

2. Who tells Wilbur he doesn't have to stay in his yard?
(a) The gander tells him.
(b) Fern tells him.
(c) The goose tells him.
(d) Mr. Zuckerman tells him.

3. Why is Wilbur saddened by his new friend?
(a) She is mean and teases him.
(b) She doesn't like Fern.
(c) She can't spend very much time with him.
(d) He thinks she is bloodthirsty.

4. What spider body part does Charlotte teach Wilbur about?
(a) The fangs.
(b) The eyes.
(c) The legs.
(d) The abdomen.

5. What has Charlotte woven into her web?
(a) The words "SOME PIG".
(b) The words "WILBUR'S HOME".
(c) A picture of Wilbur.
(d) A picture of a first prize ribbon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fern like the barn best?

2. How does the rain in Chapter 4 disrupt Wilbur's plans?

3. Why does the goose say the last egg didn't hatch?

4. What does Charlotte do when Templeton takes the last egg away?

5. What reason does Charlotte give Wilbur for why he doesn't need a web?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why might the author include scientific information about spider's webs and legs in Chapter 9?

4. Why do you think Fern goes rigid on her stool one time while visiting with the barn animals?

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

6. How would you describe the relationship between Fern and Wilbur in Chapter 2?

7. Why might Wilbur feel particularly betrayed that John Arable is in on the "conspiracy" to kill him?

8. How does Wilbur act during his "escape"?

9. How might the goose's personality be described?

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

(see the answer keys)

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