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

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

3. How does Charlotte describe the cousin in her second story?
(a) An artist.
(b) An aeronaut.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A climber.

4. At the end of the book, what does Fern claim is the most fun there is?
(a) When she and Henry are stopped at the top of the Ferris wheel.
(b) When Wilbur is winning prizes at the County Fair.
(c) When all the new baby animals are born each year.
(d) When she is sitting on a milk stool in the barn and listening to the animals.

5. What about Fern's behavior does her mother not find normal?
(a) Spending so much time alone with just animals.
(b) Mooning after boys in her class.
(c) Refusing to wash dishes or help with the laundry.
(d) Wanting to be a tomboy with Avery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Zuckerman ask Lurvy to start building a crate for Wilbur?

2. What does Mr. Arable do to make Wilbur feel faint?

3. In Chapter 13, why does Charlotte have Wilbur run around?

4. What does Mr. Zuckerman tell his wife to do when they find the new web?

5. What reason does Charlotte give for weaving her webs for Wilbur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before he is to leave the Fair and return to the farm, why does Wilbur bring up the fact that he once thought Charlotte was cruel and bloodthirsty?

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

3. Why does Wilbur struggle when the men try to put him in the crate?

4. How does Dr. Dorian feel about the possibility that animals can talk?

5. How does Mrs. Arable feel about Fern's stories about the animals and what they talk about?

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

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

8. What lesson does the old sheep teach at the end of Chapter 12?

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

10. What effect do Charlotte's webs start to have on Wilbur?

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