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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 does Wilbur want in Chapter 4?
(a) A friend.
(b) For peace and quiet so he can take a nap.
(c) For the other animals to stop teasing him.
(d) Better food.

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

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

4. Who tells Wilbur he doesn't have to stay in his yard?
(a) Mr. Zuckerman tells him.
(b) Fern tells him.
(c) The goose tells him.
(d) The gander tells him.

5. What does Mr. Zuckerman instruct Lurvy to do to try to make Wilbur feel better?
(a) Play with him for an hour a day.
(b) Feed him sulphur and molasses.
(c) Take him for a walk around the barn.
(d) Give him extra-nice slops to eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fern think of Wilbur?

2. What does Mr. Arable say when Fern pleads with him to not kill the pig?

3. What does the Zuckermans' barn mostly smell of?

4. Who takes care of Wilbur's noontime feeding for Fern?

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

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