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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which human first notices something is wrong with Wilbur?
(a) Mr. Zuckerman notices.
(b) Fern notices.
(c) Mrs. Zuckerman notices.
(d) Lurvy notices.

3. What reason does Mr. Arable give for why Fern gets to keep a pig?
(a) She was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of an injustice.
(b) Mr. Arable is trying to teach her a lesson about responsibility.
(c) It is time for her to help out around the household.
(d) He has been promising to give her a pet for a long time.

4. What happens if Wilbur gets tired when he and Fern take walks?
(a) She carries him home in her arms.
(b) She lets him rest in the grass while she climbs trees.
(c) She pushes him in her doll carriage while he sleeps.
(d) She sits under a tree and settles him in her lap for a nap.

5. How does the author describe the voice Wilbur hears at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Sweet and friendly.
(b) Tiny, but sinister.
(c) Deep and rumbling.
(d) Thin, but pleasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fern say at the beginning of the book that she sees no difference between?

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

3. How does Fern feel about being entrusted with the care of a baby pig?

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

5. What does Mr. Zuckerman instruct Lurvy to do to try to make Wilbur feel better?

(see the answer key)

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