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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 the cousin in Charlotte's first story do?
2. Why does Charlotte want Templeton to come to the Fair?
3. How is Charlotte feeling at the end of Chapter 17?
4. Who does the voice on the loud speaker at the fair say cannot write?
5. Which of the following is not an errand or favor that Templeton points out that he has done for Wilbur and Charlotte?
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. How does Mrs. Arable feel about Fern's stories about the animals and what they talk about?
3. Why might Charlotte's children mean so much to Wilbur?
4. Why is life in the barn so good for Wilbur?
5. Why does Charlotte think that the word Templeton brings back for her last web is particularly appropriate for Wilbur?
6. How has what is most important to Fern changed and how can you tell?
7. How does Dr. Dorian feel about the possibility that animals can talk?
8. What kind of lullaby does Charlotte sing to Wilbur?
9. Why does Wilbur struggle when the men try to put him in the crate?
10. Does Wilbur act more like a child or an adult when it is time for him to go to sleep during his first night at the Fair?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One theme in Charlotte's Web is the idea that animals and humans depend on each other in various ways. Write an essay evaluating the different small and large ways the lives of the different characters are interconnected in a web of dependence. How are the animals and human dependent on one another? Are they always aware of this dependence? Do they teach each other any lessons?
Essay Topic 2
One of the main themes of the book is an acceptance of the practical side of nature: some animals must die so others may live. Write an essay evaluating this idea, mentioning moments in the book when the characters must face or cause death.
Essay Topic 3
Because the narrative covers an extended period of time, the reader gets to witness several characters growing up and maturing. Focusing mainly on Fern and Wilbur, but also mentioning minor characters such as Avery and the goslings, write an essay about ways animals and humans change in this book as they grow up and mature.
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