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Charlotte's Web | Quiz

E. B. White
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Charlotte's Web | Quiz

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1)

Why does everyone watch Templeton when he first approaches the goose? (from Chapter 6 Β– Summer Days)

He is yelling for them to watch him.
They are afraid the goose will hurt Templeton.
They are waiting for him to do something funny.
He is not well liked or trusted.
2)

Which of the following is not an errand or favor that Templeton points out that he has done for Wilbur and Charlotte? (from Chapter 21 Β– Last Day)

Saving Charlotte's life by scaring Avery away with the rotten goose egg.
Chasing off Mrs. Zuckerman when she tried to dust away one of Charlotte's first attempts at writing.
Making trip after trip to the dump for magazine clippings.
Biting Wilbur's tail to wake him up after he fainted.
3)

At the beginning of Chapter 7, how does Charlotte's campaign against insects seem to Wilbur? (from Chapter 7 Β– Bad News)

Sensible and useful.
Mean and spiteful.
Silly and misguided.
Bloodthirsty and disgusting.
4)

What does Charlotte warn will happen if the egg Templeton took breaks? (from Chapter 6 Β– Summer Days)

The goose and the gander will be sad.
Templeton will want another egg.
All of Templeton's things will stick together.
The smell will be so bad no one will be able to live in the barn.
5)

What does Charlotte say is the dirtiest trick she ever heard of? (from Chapter 7 Β– Bad News)

Templeton sneaking all the best bits out of Wilbur's food trough.
The old sheep teasing Wilbur.
People planning to kill pigs.
Fern planning to sell Wilbur to get money for Christmas presents.
6)

What spider body part does Charlotte teach Wilbur about? (from Chapter 9 Β– Wilbur's Boast)

The eyes.
The legs.
The fangs.
The abdomen.
7)

What reason does Charlotte give for weaving her webs for Wilbur? (from Chapter 21 Β– Last Day)

It was good practice for her web-weaving skills.
She promised his mother she would help him.
She made a bet with Templeton that she could save Wilbur.
She liked him.
8)

What does the old sheep tell Templeton after seeing what has happened to Templeton since Wilbur kept his promise to the rat? (from Chapter 22 Β– A Warm Wind)

That he would have more friends if he helped others more.
That soon he will be too fat to move.
That he would live longer if he ate less.
That the only reason he can stay at the farm is because Wilbur likes him.
9)

Who is Dr. Dorian? (from Chapter 8 Β– A Talk at Home)

The farmyard vet.
The local minister.
A professor who studies talking animals.
Fern's family doctor.
10)

Which of the following is not someone bothered by flies? (from Chapter 7 Β– Bad News)

Mr. and Mrs. Zuckerman are not bothered.
The sheep are not bothered.
Fern is not bothered.
The cows are not bothered.
11)

Where does Wilbur want Charlotte to come with him? (from Chapter 15 Β– The Crickets)

To his new owner's farm.
Out into the barnyard.
Back to Fern's house.
To the County Fair.
12)

What do Fern and Avery play on in Mr. Zuckerman's barn? (from Chapter 10 Β– Explosion)

A swing.
The ladder to the hay loft.
Hay bales.
An old wagon.
13)

What does the old sheep say happens to young pigs around Christmas time? (from Chapter 7 Β– Bad News)

They get fed extra good slops from holiday leftovers.
They get murdered.
They get left outside in the cold yard.
They have wreaths of holly hung around their necks.
14)

At the end of Chapter 18, how does Fern feel about the time she spent at the Fair? (from Chapter 18 Β– The Cool of the Evening)

She says she had the best time she has ever had anywhere or any time in all of her whole life.
She says she didn't enjoy it too much because the Ferris wheel made her sick to her stomach.
She says she had a bad time because Avery and Henry Fussy kept teasing her.
She says she couldn't enjoy herself very much because she was too worried about Wilbur.
15)

Why does Templeton say he won't break the egg? (from Chapter 6 Β– Summer Days)

He doesn't want to make the barn smell bad.
He doesn't want to upset the goose and gander.
He doesn't want to ruin his other things.
He handles stuff like this all the time.
16)

What does Dr. Dorian find just as miraculous as the writing in Charlotte's web? (from Chapter 14 Β– Dr. Dorian)

How spiders learned to spin webs in the first place.
How well the geese on the Zuckermans' farm speak.
How talented a pig Wilbur is.
How children grow up so quickly.
17)

For whom does Charlotte say she is making her masterpiece? (from Chapter 18 Β– The Cool of the Evening)

Herself.
The Zuckermans.
Wilbur.
Templeton.
18)

What is the oldest sheep's idea for how Charlotte can get ideas for more words to write in her web? (from Chapter 12 Β– A Meeting)

The goose and the gander can scare the mailman and steal some letters.
Fern can bring books from her house.
Templeton can collect and bring back paper advertisements from the dump.
The animals can sneak some of the Zuckermans' newspapers into the barn.
19)

Why do the judges award Wilbur a special prize? (from Chapter 20 Β– The Hour of Triumph)

For doing better tricks than Uncle.
For attracting so many visitors to the County Fair.
For being the most beautiful pig at the County Fair.
For knowing how to read, write, and speak.
20)

At the end of the book, what does Fern claim is the most fun there is? (from Chapter 22 Β– A Warm Wind)

When she is sitting on a milk stool in the barn and listening to the animals.
When she and Henry are stopped at the top of the Ferris wheel.
When Wilbur is winning prizes at the County Fair.
When all the new baby animals are born each year.
21)

How does Mrs. Arable respond to the idea of Fern believing that animals can talk? (from Chapter 8 Β– A Talk at Home)

She isn't interested or concerned.
She thinks Fern is acting out to get attention.
She is delighted by her daughter's imagination.
She doesn't think it is normal and plans to tell Fern's doctor.
22)

How does Charlotte describe the cousin in her second story? (from Chapter 13 Β– Good Progress)

An aeronaut.
A climber.
An artist.
A sailor.
23)

What is Charlotte's idea for saving Wilbur? (from Chapter 10 Β– Explosion)

She will find someone to buy him from Zuckerman.
She will convince Fern to take him back.
She will play a trick on Zuckerman.
She will help him escape under the fence.
24)

What does Dr. Dorian predict will happen to Fern? (from Chapter 14 Β– Dr. Dorian)

Someday she will earn enough money to buy Wilbur back.
Someday she will become a great vet.
Someday Henry Fussy will drop a remark that catches her attention.
Someday the animals will try to move into her house with her.
25)

What does the author say Templeton would do if he could get away with it? (from Chapter 6 Β– Summer Days)

Kill a gosling.
Eat all of Wilbur's food.
Steal all the eggs on the farm.
Rip up Charlotte's web.
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