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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is not a reason Mr. Arable offers for why Fern must sell Wilbur?
(a) He is big enough to sell.
(b) He is eating real food and Mr. Arable is not willing to provide for him.
(c) He is not a baby any more.
(d) He is uncontrollable and badly behaved.

4. What does Wilbur do when he hears why the people are fattening him up?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He jumps for joy.
(c) He yawns.
(d) He screams.

5. Which of the following is not a defense Charlotte offers for her way of life -- catching bugs and eating them?
(a) Flies and bugs are what come to her.
(b) The other spiders will make fun of her if she doesn't eat bugs.
(c) If she didn't eat flies and bugs, they would grow so numerous they would destroy the earth.
(d) No one brings her her meals the way Wilbur is fed every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlotte do when Templeton takes the last egg away?

2. How would you describe Mr. Zuckerman's initial reaction to Charlotte's web?

3. How does Mrs. Arable respond to the idea of Fern believing that animals can talk?

4. Why is a manure pile a good place to keep a young pig?

5. Why does the goose say the last egg didn't hatch?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Arable feel about all the time Fern is spending in the barn?

2. How would you describe Templeton in Chapter 4 of the story?

3. How might the goose's personality be described?

4. How do the other animals feel about the fact that Templeton would have no problem with killing a baby gosling?

5. How does Charlotte explain that spider webs are a good thing?

6. What kind of voice does Wilbur use to call for his new friend, and what does this voice tell the reader about Wilbur's development at this point?

7. Why does Wilbur like Charlotte better and better each day?

8. Why does Wilbur have so much trouble sleeping at the beginning of Chapter 5?

9. How seriously does Fern take her new responsibility of taking care of the pig?

10. How does Wilbur act during his "escape"?

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