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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 the goose advise Wilbur to do once the people notice he is free?
(a) Hide in the straw behind the barn.
(b) Go find Fern.
(c) Hurry back to his pigpen.
(d) Run for the woods.

2. How does Mr. Zuckerman get Wilbur to return to the pigpen?
(a) By trapping him in a net.
(b) By luring him back with a pail full of slops.
(c) By chasing him around and around the barn.
(d) By reasoning with him.

3. What does Avery ask for after he sees Fern's new pet?
(a) A pig of his own.
(b) The puppy he has wanted for months.
(c) A new air rifle.
(d) A new wooden dagger.

4. Why is a manure pile a good place to keep a young pig?
(a) Pigs like to smell terrible, and a manure pile is stinky.
(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 need warmth, and a manure pile is warm and comfortable.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which human first notices something is wrong with Wilbur?

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

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

5. How does Fern think of Wilbur?

(see the answer key)

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