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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 - The Crickets.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the gander do that irritates Charlotte when she calls a meeting?
(a) Refuses to show up on time.
(b) Tries to run the meeting himself.
(c) Repeats words.
(d) Keeps interrupting her.

2. What is the first question Fern asks her mother in the book?
(a) What's for breakfast?
(b) When can I get a new pet?
(c) Has the litter of baby pigs been born yet?
(d) Where's Papa going with that ax?

3. Why can't the goose play with Wilbur?
(a) She is busy looking after her goslings.
(b) She is busy eating lunch.
(c) She must sit on her eggs to keep them warm.
(d) She does not like to associate with pigs.

4. How does the author describe a spider's web at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Easily broken.
(b) Stronger than it looks.
(c) Stringy and ugly.
(d) Made of thick, sticky cords.

5. How often does Mrs. Arable say Fern goes to the barn?
(a) Three times a day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
(d) Almost every afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wilbur feel at first about being outside his fence?

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

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

4. Which of the following is not one of the ways Fern takes care of Wilbur?

5. Charlotte tells Wilbur that she does her best thinking when?

(see the answer key)

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