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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Loneliness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't the goose play with Wilbur?
(a) She does not like to associate with pigs.
(b) She is busy looking after her goslings.
(c) She is busy eating lunch.
(d) She must sit on her eggs to keep them warm.

2. What does the voice Wilbur hears at the end of Chapter 4 tell him?
(a) "No one will ever be your friend."
(b) "I can help you make a new friend."
(c) "Mr. Zuckerman is going to sell you soon."
(d) "I've watched you all day and I like you."

3. What is Fern glad to see Wilbur knows how to do once he is moved outside?
(a) Tunnel under straw to keep warm.
(b) Run and hide from bigger animals.
(c) Bathe himself in the pond.
(d) Root in the ground for food.

4. Which of the following is not one of Wilbur's plans for the day on which Chapter 4 opens?
(a) Running around for exercise.
(b) Standing still and thinking about what it is like to be alive.
(c) Chatting with Templeton the rat.
(d) Eating.

5. Why does Fern change her sneakers?
(a) They got wet when she walked through the grass.
(b) She stepped in pig manure in the barn.
(c) They have holes in them.
(d) She has outgrown them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What damage does Wilbur cause outside his fence?

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

3. Which of the following is not a reason the lamb gives for not playing with Wilbur?

4. Why is a manure pile a good place to keep a young pig?

5. How does the author describe the voice Wilbur hears at the end of Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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