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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, why does Charlotte have Wilbur run around?
(a) She wants to teach him some new tricks for the County Fair.
(b) She wants to see if he is radiant in action.
(c) She wants him to be in good shape so he can escape.
(d) She wants him to lose weight and look less delicious.

2. What does the cousin in Charlotte's first story do?
(a) Catch and eat a fish.
(b) Live in the same web in a house for 53 years.
(c) Ride on a truck from city to city.
(d) Burrow underground and make a web there.

3. Which of the following is not a name Wilbur gives to one of Charlotte's children?
(a) The name Nellie.
(b) The name Joy.
(c) The name Chloris.
(d) The name Aranea.

4. What is Mr. Zuckerman's dream about Wilbur?
(a) He dreams that Wilbur runs away and gets dirty.
(b) He dreams that Wilbur is turned into delicious bacon and ham.
(c) He dreams that Wilbur grows big and wrecks the tents and rides at the Fair.
(d) He dreams that Wilbur grows huge and wins many blue ribbons at the Fair.

5. At the end of the book, what does Wilbur conclude is the best place to be?
(a) Up on stage at the County Fair receiving a prize.
(b) Outside in the barnyard under the warm sun.
(c) Playing first with Fern and then with Fern's children.
(d) In the cellar of the barn with all the other animals.

6. Who is with Charlotte when she dies?
(a) No one.
(b) Fern.
(c) Wilbur.
(d) Templeton.

7. Which of the following is not a way that Charlotte's egg sac is described?
(a) Tough and strong.
(b) Resembling cotton candy.
(c) Waterproof.
(d) Gray and white like a puffy cloud.

8. Where does Wilbur want Charlotte to come with him?
(a) Out into the barnyard.
(b) To the County Fair.
(c) To his new owner's farm.
(d) Back to Fern's house.

9. What does Charlotte know when she hears the song of the crickets at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) That she doesn't have much time left.
(b) That it is time to dig potatoes.
(c) That school will soon begin again.
(d) That all the little animals have grown up.

10. At the end of the book, what does Fern claim is the most fun there is?
(a) When she is sitting on a milk stool in the barn and listening to the animals.
(b) When all the new baby animals are born each year.
(c) When Wilbur is winning prizes at the County Fair.
(d) When she and Henry are stopped at the top of the Ferris wheel.

11. Which of the following is not something Fern and Avery mention they want to do at the Fair?
(a) Eat and drink cheeseburgers and soda pop.
(b) Win a doll by spinning a wheel.
(c) Steer a jet plane.
(d) Play the ring toss game.

12. What does the author declare about Charlotte at the end of the book?
(a) She was tiny but loyal.
(b) She was bloodthirsty except where pigs were concerned.
(c) She was both a true friend and a good writer.
(d) She was possessed of a first-rate heart but second-rate handwriting.

13. When will all the babies be born on the farm?
(a) In the summer.
(b) In the fall.
(c) In the winter.
(d) In the spring.

14. Who is missing from the meeting when Charlotte calls attendance?
(a) Templeton.
(b) The old sheep.
(c) Wilbur.
(d) One of the goslings.

15. What was the greatest moment in Mr. Zuckerman's life?
(a) Meeting Mrs. Zuckerman.
(b) Winning a prize for Wilbur.
(c) Selling a pig for a lot of money.
(d) Retiring and selling his farm to someone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlotte ask Templeton to bring her back from the fair?

2. With whom does Fern ride the Ferris wheel?

3. According to Mr. Arable, the Fair is a good place to start doing what?

4. What does the old sheep tell Templeton after seeing what has happened to Templeton since Wilbur kept his promise to the rat?

5. What does Mr. Zuckerman tell his wife to do when they find the new web?

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