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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 does Templeton take from Wilbur?
(a) Straw from his bed.
(b) His breakfast.
(c) His favorite toy.
(d) His best blanket.

2. Why is a manure pile a good place to keep a young pig?
(a) Pigs need warmth, and a manure pile is warm and comfortable.
(b) Pigs like flies, and a manure pile attracts many flies.
(c) A manure pile is the worst place to keep a young pig.
(d) Pigs like to smell terrible, and a manure pile is stinky.

3. What does Dr. Dorian find just as miraculous as the writing in Charlotte's web?
(a) How spiders learned to spin webs in the first place.
(b) How talented a pig Wilbur is.
(c) How children grow up so quickly.
(d) How well the geese on the Zuckermans' farm speak.

4. What does Mr. Arable do to make Wilbur feel faint?
(a) He says he knew Wilbur would always be a runt and never amount to anything.
(b) He tells Mr. Zuckerman that he will get lots of meat when he kills Wilbur.
(c) He tells Mr. Zuckerman that Fern and the Arables will be moving away after the County Fair.
(d) He says that he doesn't think Wilbur has a chance to win a blue ribbon.

5. What does Wilbur conclude after his adventure outside the fence?
(a) That tomorrow he will try to escape again.
(b) That he is miserable living at the Zuckerman farm.
(c) That next time he will head for the woods first.
(d) That he is really too young to go out into the world alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, why does Charlotte have Wilbur run around?

2. What does Dr. Dorian predict will happen to Fern?

3. What reason does the old sheep give for why the people are fattening Wilbur up?

4. What does the oldest sheep say is the quickest way to ruin a friendship?

5. What damage does Wilbur cause outside his fence?

(see the answer key)

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