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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charlotte warn will happen if the egg Templeton took breaks?
(a) The smell will be so bad no one will be able to live in the barn.
(b) All of Templeton's things will stick together.
(c) The goose and the gander will be sad.
(d) Templeton will want another egg.

2. What recent barnyard event does Fern tell her parents about at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Wilbur learning how to escape his yard.
(b) Charlotte weaving a beautiful web.
(c) The old sheep getting sheared.
(d) The goslings hatching.

3. Whose speech does Fern repeat for her parents?
(a) Templeton's speech.
(b) Wilbur's speech.
(c) Charlotte's speech.
(d) The goose's speech.

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

5. Which of the following is not something Templeton prefers to spend his time doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Hiding.
(c) Spying.
(d) Frolicking.

6. What is Wilbur particularly glad Charlotte does before eating a victim?
(a) Apologize to the victim.
(b) Warn Wilbur so he can look away.
(c) Put the victim to sleep.
(d) Make sure the victim is a bad insect.

7. How does Fern say Wilbur feels about Charlotte?
(a) She says Wilbur is spooked by her.
(b) She says Wilbur adores her.
(c) She says Wilbur tolerates her.
(d) She says Wilbur dislikes her.

8. Which of the following is not a reason Mr. Arable offers for why Fern must sell Wilbur?
(a) He is uncontrollable and badly behaved.
(b) He is eating real food and Mr. Arable is not willing to provide for him.
(c) He is not a baby any more.
(d) He is big enough to sell.

9. How does Templeton's rotten goose egg get broken?
(a) Avery falls on the trough and smashes the egg beneath it.
(b) Lurvy finds it and throws it on the trash heap.
(c) Avery finds the egg and throws it at the barn wall.
(d) Wilbur accidentally steps on it.

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

11. What happens once news of Charlotte's web spreads?
(a) People come from all around to see Wilbur and the web.
(b) Exterminators show up and offer to get rid of Charlotte.
(c) Mr. Zuckerman pleads with Charlotte to weave another, bigger web.
(d) People are spooked and begin to avoid the Zuckermans.

12. Why does Fern worry about Wilbur when her father first moves him outside?
(a) She thinks other animals will bother him.
(b) She thinks he will run away.
(c) She thinks he will be cold at night.
(d) She thinks he will be lonely.

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

14. What does Charlotte say is the dirtiest trick she ever heard of?
(a) Fern planning to sell Wilbur to get money for Christmas presents.
(b) The old sheep teasing Wilbur.
(c) Templeton sneaking all the best bits out of Wilbur's food trough.
(d) People planning to kill pigs.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what does Charlotte tell Wilbur that people are?
(a) They are cruel.
(b) They are loving.
(c) They are patient.
(d) They are gullible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Wilbur saddened by his new friend?

2. What is Wilbur's first bed?

3. What does Mr. Zuckerman instruct Lurvy to do to try to make Wilbur feel better?

4. Except for the goose, who is the first to know the goslings have hatched?

5. Who first notices that Wilbur is free of his fence?

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