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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Avery ask for after he sees Fern's new pet?
(a) A new wooden dagger.
(b) The puppy he has wanted for months.
(c) A new air rifle.
(d) A pig of his own.

2. What does Mr. Zuckerman instruct Lurvy to do to try to make Wilbur feel better?
(a) Feed him sulphur and molasses.
(b) Play with him for an hour a day.
(c) Give him extra-nice slops to eat.
(d) Take him for a walk around the barn.

3. What does Wilbur do every morning after breakfast?
(a) He waits with Fern until her bus comes.
(b) He follows Mrs. Arable around as she cleans the house.
(c) He cries until Fern comes home for lunch.
(d) He takes a nap until lunchtime.

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

5. What does Wilbur want in Chapter 4?
(a) Better food.
(b) A friend.
(c) For the other animals to stop teasing him.
(d) For peace and quiet so he can take a nap.

6. How does Wilbur escape from the yard?
(a) By squeezing through a loose board in the fence.
(b) By tunneling under the fence.
(c) By walking through an open gate.
(d) By knocking Mr. Zuckerman over.

7. What spider body part does Charlotte teach Wilbur about?
(a) The fangs.
(b) The legs.
(c) The abdomen.
(d) The eyes.

8. What does Wilbur do to try to find his mysterious new friend?
(a) Look under the hay and behind his food trough.
(b) Ask the party who addressed him the night before to give him a sign.
(c) Ask Templeton if he saw anything suspicious the night before.
(d) Wake up each animal one by one and ask him or her if he or she is the friend.

9. What has Charlotte woven into her web?
(a) The words "WILBUR'S HOME".
(b) A picture of Wilbur.
(c) The words "SOME PIG".
(d) A picture of a first prize ribbon.

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

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

12. What happens if Wilbur gets tired when he and Fern take walks?
(a) She lets him rest in the grass while she climbs trees.
(b) She sits under a tree and settles him in her lap for a nap.
(c) She carries him home in her arms.
(d) She pushes him in her doll carriage while he sleeps.

13. Why is a manure pile a good place to keep a young pig?
(a) A manure pile is the worst place to keep a young pig.
(b) Pigs need warmth, and a manure pile is warm and comfortable.
(c) Pigs like to smell terrible, and a manure pile is stinky.
(d) Pigs like flies, and a manure pile attracts many flies.

14. When Fern is telling her parents about the barn animals, who does Fern say is "us"?
(a) Everybody in the barn cellar.
(b) Fern and her parents.
(c) Fern and Avery.
(d) Fern and her aunt and uncle.

15. Why does Fern change her sneakers?
(a) They got wet when she walked through the grass.
(b) She has outgrown them.
(c) She stepped in pig manure in the barn.
(d) They have holes in them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Mr. Arable give for why Fern gets to keep a pig?

2. Which of the following is not a reason Mr. Arable offers for why Fern must sell Wilbur?

3. In which season was Wilbur born?

4. What do Fern and Avery play on in Mr. Zuckerman's barn?

5. What does Wilbur conclude after his adventure outside the fence?

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