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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 while she is spinning her web?
(a) Sing songs.
(b) Snack on flies.
(c) Talk to herself.
(d) Yawn over and over.

2. Where does Templeton hide during the day at the fair?
(a) Under the straw at the bottom of Wilbur's crate.
(b) Behind some dirty rags.
(c) Under some crumpled newspapers.
(d) In an old soda pop cup.

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

4. What does Dr. Dorian predict will happen to Fern?
(a) Someday the animals will try to move into her house with her.
(b) Someday Henry Fussy will drop a remark that catches her attention.
(c) Someday she will earn enough money to buy Wilbur back.
(d) Someday she will become a great vet.

5. What does Charlotte predict for Wilbur after he has been awarded the special prize?
(a) Nothing will ever happen to him because he means a great deal to Mr. Zuckerman now.
(b) Mr. Zuckerman will sell Wilbur for a lot of money.
(c) Fern will bring Wilbur back to her house to live.
(d) Wilbur will have to win a prize at the County Fair every year to keep from being killed and turned into bacon and ham.

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

7. What does Fern want when everyone is preparing to take Wilbur to the judges' stand to receive a special award?
(a) To find Henry Fussy to come with them.
(b) To have her picture taken with Wilbur.
(c) To give Wilbur a bath in buttermilk to clean him.
(d) To get some money for the midway.

8. 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 Wilbur is winning prizes at the County Fair.
(c) When all the new baby animals are born each year.
(d) When she and Henry are stopped at the top of the Ferris wheel.

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

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

11. Which of the following is not an instruction given by Mr. and Mrs. Arable to Fern and Avery?
(a) Hang on tight to the swings.
(b) Don't get overheated.
(c) Don't make a mess with cotton candy.
(d) Watch out for pickpockets.

12. What does Charlotte ask Templeton to bring her back from the fair?
(a) Some junk food, to cheer Wilbur up.
(b) A word, so she can write something new in her web.
(c) Fern, to come talk to Wilbur.
(d) Some rope, so they can make a pretend web for Wilbur.

13. Who wins first prize at the Fair?
(a) Lulu Belle.
(b) Porkins.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Wilbur.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what does Fern's mother get interested in spite of herself?

2. What does Charlotte know when she hears the song of the crickets at the beginning of Chapter 15?

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

4. What does the author say Wilbur realizes is one of the most satisfying things in the world?

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

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