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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fern say at the beginning of the book that she sees no difference between?
(a) Killing a calf and killing a little pig.
(b) Killing a full-grown pig and killing a little pig.
(c) Killing a little girl and killing a little pig.
(d) Killing a spider and killing a little pig.

2. What does the oldest sheep say is the quickest way to ruin a friendship?
(a) Ask for too many favors.
(b) Wake somebody in the morning before he is ready.
(c) Hang around your new friend all the time.
(d) Keep borrowing things and not returning them.

3. How would you describe Mr. Zuckerman's initial reaction to Charlotte's web?
(a) He is unconcerned.
(b) He is furious.
(c) He is delighted.
(d) He is shaken.

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

5. Which of the following is not one of Wilbur's plans for the day on which Chapter 4 opens?
(a) Eating.
(b) Running around for exercise.
(c) Chatting with Templeton the rat.
(d) Standing still and thinking about what it is like to be alive.

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

7. Why is Wilbur saddened by his new friend?
(a) She doesn't like Fern.
(b) He thinks she is bloodthirsty.
(c) She is mean and teases him.
(d) She can't spend very much time with him.

8. How does Mr. Zuckerman get Wilbur to return to the pigpen?
(a) By reasoning with him.
(b) By luring him back with a pail full of slops.
(c) By trapping him in a net.
(d) By chasing him around and around the barn.

9. Who warns Templeton to stay away from the goslings?
(a) The goose warns him.
(b) Mr. Zuckerman warns him.
(c) Fern warns him.
(d) The gander warns him.

10. How does Wilbur feel at first about being outside his fence?
(a) He is so excited he decides to run all the way to Fern's house.
(b) He is terrified of the world outside.
(c) It feels queer to have nothing between him and the open world.
(d) He is angry he never thought to escape before.

11. What reason does Mr. Arable give for why Fern gets to keep a pig?
(a) Mr. Arable is trying to teach her a lesson about responsibility.
(b) He has been promising to give her a pet for a long time.
(c) It is time for her to help out around the household.
(d) She was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of an injustice.

12. Where does Templeton live?
(a) In the woodpile behind the barn.
(b) In a bucket behind the sheep.
(c) In a lair beneath the trough.
(d) In a hole in the barn's wall.

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

14. Who is Dr. Dorian?
(a) A professor who studies talking animals.
(b) The local minister.
(c) The farmyard vet.
(d) Fern's family doctor.

15. What does Templeton do with the last egg?
(a) He adds it to his collection.
(b) He paints it.
(c) He sits on it to hatch it.
(d) He eats it for dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlotte warn will happen if the egg Templeton took breaks?

2. What damage does Wilbur cause outside his fence?

3. What does the goose advise Wilbur to do once the people notice he is free?

4. What does Wilbur do every morning after breakfast?

5. What does Wilbur witness Charlotte catch in her web in Chapter 5?

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