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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does the voice on the loud speaker at the fair say cannot write?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Rats.

4. Why does Fern put on her prettiest dress before the fair?
(a) She knows she will see boys at the Fair.
(b) She wants to look nice for Wilbur.
(c) Her father tells her that only tomboys wear overalls all the time.
(d) He mother makes her change into it.

5. At the end of Chapter 18, how does Fern feel about the time she spent at the Fair?
(a) She says she had a bad time because Avery and Henry Fussy kept teasing her.
(b) She says she had the best time she has ever had anywhere or any time in all of her whole life.
(c) She says she couldn't enjoy herself very much because she was too worried about Wilbur.
(d) She says she didn't enjoy it too much because the Ferris wheel made her sick to her stomach.

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

7. How does Wilbur react to his new found fame?
(a) He orders the other animals around.
(b) He insists on having Templeton help him collect newspaper clippings about himself.
(c) He becomes stuck up and refuses to associate with the other animals.
(d) He remains modest and unspoiled.

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

9. How are Wilbur's destiny and Templeton's destiny linked, according to Charlotte?
(a) If anything happens to Wilbur, Templeton won't have any food to eat.
(b) They would make great pets for Fern and Avery.
(c) They can help each other become stars if they pool their talents.
(d) Mr. Zuckerman is plotting to get rid of both of them.

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

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

12. Which of the following is not an errand or favor that Templeton points out that he has done for Wilbur and Charlotte?
(a) Saving Charlotte's life by scaring Avery away with the rotten goose egg.
(b) Chasing off Mrs. Zuckerman when she tried to dust away one of Charlotte's first attempts at writing.
(c) Biting Wilbur's tail to wake him up after he fainted.
(d) Making trip after trip to the dump for magazine clippings.

13. What does the author say Wilbur realizes is one of the most satisfying things in the world?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Fame.
(c) A good dinner.
(d) Safety.

14. Why must Charlotte stay behind in her web, rather than accompanying Wilbur in Chapter 15?
(a) The goose needs help with her new nest full of eggs.
(b) It is time for her to lay an egg sac and fill it with eggs.
(c) Charlotte is afraid to leave her web.
(d) Someone must keep an eye on Templeton.

15. What does the gander do that irritates Charlotte when she calls a meeting?
(a) Repeats words.
(b) Refuses to show up on time.
(c) Keeps interrupting her.
(d) Tries to run the meeting himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Arable do to make Wilbur feel faint?

2. With whom does Fern ride the Ferris wheel?

3. How does Dr. Dorian imagine it must be like to sit in a barn and listen to animals?

4. Why does Charlotte say that it doesn't matter if Wilbur isn't actually terrific?

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

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