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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 - Good Progress.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What damage does Wilbur cause outside his fence?
(a) He scares a flock of chickens.
(b) He eats a bunch of crops.
(c) He plows up some ground with his nose.
(d) He pulls Mrs. Zuckerman's hanging laundry into a mud puddle.

2. How does Mrs. Arable respond to the idea of Fern believing that animals can talk?
(a) She is delighted by her daughter's imagination.
(b) She thinks Fern is acting out to get attention.
(c) She doesn't think it is normal and plans to tell Fern's doctor.
(d) She isn't interested or concerned.

3. What does Mrs. Arable do when Fern first claims that the animals talk?
(a) Laughs and asks to hear more.
(b) Ignores Fern and tells her to stop being silly.
(c) Gets bored and tells Fern to stop making up stories.
(d) Gazes at her with a queer, worried look.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first notices that Wilbur is free of his fence?

2. Which of the following is not something Fern does when she comes to visit Wilbur?

3. How does Wilbur feel at first about being outside his fence?

4. What does the goose advise Wilbur to do once the people notice he is free?

5. How does Fern describe Charlotte to her parents?

(see the answer key)

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