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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charlotte do in the night at the Fair that she almost never does?
(a) Be nice to Templeton.
(b) Leave her web.
(c) Let a fly go free from her web.
(d) Argue with Wilbur.

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

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

4. 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 school will soon begin again.
(c) That all the little animals have grown up.
(d) That it is time to dig potatoes.

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

6. What does Fern's mother accuse her of doing at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Doing a bad job with her chores.
(b) Spending too much time fighting with Avery.
(c) Making up wild tales.
(d) Not taking good care of Wilbur.

7. What does Mr. Arable do to make Wilbur feel faint?
(a) He says he knew Wilbur would always be a runt and never amount to anything.
(b) He says that he doesn't think Wilbur has a chance to win a blue ribbon.
(c) He tells Mr. Zuckerman that he will get lots of meat when he kills Wilbur.
(d) He tells Mr. Zuckerman that Fern and the Arables will be moving away after the County Fair.

8. Why does Charlotte say Uncle will be hard for Wilbur to beat?
(a) Because of Uncle's winning personality.
(b) Because of Uncle's size and weight.
(c) Because of Uncle's funny jokes.
(d) Because of Uncle's cleanliness.

9. Why does Charlotte say that it doesn't matter if Wilbur isn't actually terrific?
(a) Because she will teach him some terrific tricks.
(b) Because she will pick another word to write in her next web.
(c) Because people believe anything they read in print.
(d) Because people don't expect much from a pig anyway.

10. How does Wilbur convince Templeton to retrieve Charlotte's egg sac for him?
(a) He offers Templeton a stack of junk food people have dropped in his pen.
(b) He promises to let Templeton always have first choice of the food in his trough.
(c) He threatens to call Mr. Zuckerman's attention to the rat.
(d) He tells Templeton the oldest sheep will punish him when they return to the farm.

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

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

13. What does Templeton do to help Wilbur during the awarding of Wilbur's prize?
(a) He gathers one last piece of writing for Charlotte to copy in her web.
(b) He bites Wilbur's tail to wake him up when he faints.
(c) He scares Uncle into running off.
(d) He brings Wilbur some food when the Zuckermans forget to feed him.

14. Where is Fern when Wilbur receives his special award?
(a) Holding hands with her mother.
(b) In the front row of the crowd.
(c) Off with Henry Fussy.
(d) Kneeling next to Wilbur.

15. What do most of Charlotte's children do after they hatch?
(a) Make balloons and float away on the wind.
(b) Beg Templeton to collect words for them to write.
(c) Start spinning webs in all of the corners of the barn.
(d) Follow Wilbur around everywhere he goes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fern want when everyone is preparing to take Wilbur to the judges' stand to receive a special award?

2. Why does Mr. Zuckerman ask Lurvy to start building a crate for Wilbur?

3. Which of the following is not a way that Charlotte's egg sac is described?

4. What about Fern's behavior does her mother not find normal?

5. Who does the voice on the loud speaker at the fair say cannot write?

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