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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 - Bad News.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what conditions does Mr. Zuckerman allow Fern to visit Wilbur?
(a) She cannot let Wilbur out or enter his pigpen herself.
(b) She must bring food for all the farm animals.
(c) She must help out with chores around the farm.
(d) She can only come once a week.

2. How does Wilbur escape from the yard?
(a) By walking through an open gate.
(b) By knocking Mr. Zuckerman over.
(c) By squeezing through a loose board in the fence.
(d) By tunneling under the fence.

3. What does the goose advise Wilbur to do once the people notice he is free?
(a) Go find Fern.
(b) Run for the woods.
(c) Hurry back to his pigpen.
(d) Hide in the straw behind the barn.

4. Which of the following is not something that disturbs Wilbur when he is trying to sleep?
(a) Having many things on his mind.
(b) The sound of the goose turning on her nest and clucking to herself.
(c) A bad tummy-ache from eating too much slop.
(d) The sound of Templeton gnawing a hole in the grain bin.

5. What does Wilbur do to try to find his mysterious new friend?
(a) Ask the party who addressed him the night before to give him a sign.
(b) Ask Templeton if he saw anything suspicious the night before.
(c) Look under the hay and behind his food trough.
(d) Wake up each animal one by one and ask him or her if he or she is the friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't the goose play with Wilbur?

2. Which of the following is not a reason Mr. Arable offers for why Fern must sell Wilbur?

3. How does the rain in Chapter 4 disrupt Wilbur's plans?

4. Why does Fern miss Wilbur's noontime feeding?

5. Which of the following is not one of Wilbur's plans for the day on which Chapter 4 opens?

(see the answer key)

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