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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19 - The Egg Sac.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What recent barnyard event does Fern tell her parents about at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Charlotte weaving a beautiful web.
(b) The old sheep getting sheared.
(c) The goslings hatching.
(d) Wilbur learning how to escape his yard.

2. How does Templeton's rotten goose egg get broken?
(a) Avery falls on the trough and smashes the egg beneath it.
(b) Avery finds the egg and throws it at the barn wall.
(c) Lurvy finds it and throws it on the trash heap.
(d) Wilbur accidentally steps on it.

3. What does Dr. Dorian predict will happen to Fern?
(a) Someday the animals will try to move into her house with her.
(b) Someday she will become a great vet.
(c) Someday she will earn enough money to buy Wilbur back.
(d) Someday Henry Fussy will drop a remark that catches her attention.

4. How does Fern describe Charlotte to her parents?
(a) Wilbur's best friend, who is terribly clever.
(b) A creepy, bloodthirsty pest.
(c) A tiny spider, who is not very important compared to the other animals.
(d) A wise teacher.

5. Which of the following is not a way that Charlotte's egg sac is described?
(a) Gray and white like a puffy cloud.
(b) Resembling cotton candy.
(c) Tough and strong.
(d) Waterproof.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Zuckerman ask Lurvy to start building a crate for Wilbur?

2. What about Fern's behavior does her mother not find normal?

3. How would you describe Mr. Zuckerman's initial reaction to Charlotte's web?

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

5. What has Charlotte woven into her web?

(see the answer key)

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