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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Fern think of Wilbur?
(a) As her baby.
(b) As a boring pet.
(c) As a burden.
(d) As her best friend.

2. 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) He has been promising to give her a pet for a long time.
(c) Mr. Arable is trying to teach her a lesson about responsibility.
(d) It is time for her to help out around the household.

3. Charlotte tells Wilbur that she does her best thinking when?
(a) When she's sucking the blood of an insect.
(b) When she's ripping up an old web to make room for a new one.
(c) When she's hanging head-down at the top of her web.
(d) When she's spinning a new web.

4. What reason does Charlotte give Wilbur for why he doesn't need a web?
(a) He already has a nice place to sleep.
(b) Zuckerman feeds him.
(c) It's too much of a bother to take care of.
(d) He wouldn't like how bugs taste.

5. Why is Mr. Arable going to kill one of the pigs?
(a) He wants to sell the meat at market.
(b) It is the runt of the litter.
(c) He wants to cook it for breakfast.
(d) It has been attacking the other pigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Wilbur particularly glad Charlotte does before eating a victim?

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

3. What does Charlotte do when Templeton takes the last egg away?

4. Why does the goose say the last egg didn't hatch?

5. When Fern is telling her parents about the barn animals, who does Fern say is "us"?

(see the answer key)

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