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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Charlotte do while she is spinning her web?
2. How does Wilbur react to his new found fame?
3. What happens in Wilbur's bad dream?
4. What happens when Lurvy tries to wake up Wilbur?
5. In what does Fern's mother get interested in spite of herself?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the experience of going to the Fair different for the children and for the adults?
2. Why is Wilbur worrying during his first day at the Fair?
3. How does Dr. Dorian feel about the possibility that animals can talk?
4. 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?
5. How is Charlotte's time and attention beginning to split as the trip to the County Fair approaches?
6. Why might Charlotte's children mean so much to Wilbur?
7. How can readers tell at the end of Chapter 21 that Wilbur is starting to grow up a little?
8. How does Mrs. Arable feel about Fern's stories about the animals and what they talk about?
9. How are things on the farm changing as summer turns to fall?
10. What effect do Charlotte's webs start to have on Wilbur?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What lessons does Charlotte's Web teach about what it means to be a true friend? Consider issues such as how true friendships form, what true friends do for each other, and whether a true friendship might change its shape in various ways over time as the friends themselves change.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the idea that people will believe anything they read in print. Does this story support that theory, and if so, how? Consider the messages contained in Charlotte's web, what inspired the writing of each one, and the reactions of various characters to each one.
Essay Topic 3
The development of the relationship between Wilbur and Charlotte is the heart of this story. Evaluate the course of this relationship from their first meeting through Charlotte's death and Wilbur's feelings about her after she is gone. Consider issues such as how their perceptions of each other change as they get to know each other better, what they learn from each other, what they do for each other and why, and how they depend on each other over time.
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