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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 - Summer Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does everyone watch Templeton when he first approaches the goose?
(a) They are waiting for him to do something funny.
(b) He is yelling for them to watch him.
(c) They are afraid the goose will hurt Templeton.
(d) He is not well liked or trusted.

2. What reason does Mr. Arable give for why Fern gets to keep a pig?
(a) He has been promising to give her a pet for a long time.
(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) She was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of an injustice.

3. 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.

4. What does Wilbur witness Charlotte catch in her web in Chapter 5?
(a) An ant.
(b) A mosquito.
(c) A fly.
(d) A bee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Templeton take from Wilbur?

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

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

4. What does the goose know about Wilbur's future that Wilbur does not yet?

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

(see the answer key)

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