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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 - Explosion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) A manure pile is the worst place to keep a young pig.
(c) Pigs like flies, and a manure pile attracts many flies.
(d) Pigs need warmth, and a manure pile is warm and comfortable.

2. How does Mr. Arable respond to the idea of Fern believing that animals can talk?
(a) He tells Mrs. Arable Fern is spending too much time at the barn.
(b) He is worried something is wrong with her ears.
(c) He says he hears them talking, too.
(d) He seems amused and says maybe animals do talk.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 7, how does Charlotte's campaign against insects seem to Wilbur?
(a) Bloodthirsty and disgusting.
(b) Sensible and useful.
(c) Mean and spiteful.
(d) Silly and misguided.

4. What reason does the old sheep give for why the people are fattening Wilbur up?
(a) They want him to be healthy since he was the runt.
(b) They want him to be able to hold his own in a fight against other pigs.
(c) They plan to kill him.
(d) They want to win first prize at the County Fair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlotte promise Wilbur at the end of Chapter 7?

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

3. Whose speech does Fern repeat for her parents?

4. Before Charlotte speaks up, who is going to help Wilbur calm down after receiving the bad news?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what does Charlotte tell Wilbur that people are?

(see the answer key)

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