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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 Mrs. Arable do when Fern first claims that the animals talk?
(a) Gets bored and tells Fern to stop making up stories.
(b) Ignores Fern and tells her to stop being silly.
(c) Gazes at her with a queer, worried look.
(d) Laughs and asks to hear more.

2. What reason does Mr. Arable give for why Fern gets to keep a pig?
(a) He has been promising to give her a pet for a long time.
(b) It is time for her to help out around the household.
(c) Mr. Arable is trying to teach her a lesson about responsibility.
(d) She was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of an injustice.

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

4. Which of the following is not something Fern does when she comes to visit Wilbur?
(a) She does not sit and think.
(b) She does not watch Wilbur.
(c) She does not sing.
(d) She does not listen.

5. What does the author say Templeton would do if he could get away with it?
(a) Rip up Charlotte's web.
(b) Eat all of Wilbur's food.
(c) Kill a gosling.
(d) Steal all the eggs on the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wilbur escape from the yard?

2. What does Wilbur witness Charlotte catch in her web in Chapter 5?

3. What does the goose advise Wilbur to do once the people notice he is free?

4. Except for the goose, who is the first to know the goslings have hatched?

5. What does Mr. Zuckerman instruct Lurvy to do to try to make Wilbur feel better?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Wilbur's feelings about his early life with Fern in Chapter 2?

2. What is most remarkable about Wilbur's daily routine?

3. Are the goose and the gander more sentimental or more practical? Why do you think as you do?

4. Why does Uncle Homer agree to buy Wilbur?

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

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

7. Why might Wilbur feel particularly betrayed that John Arable is in on the "conspiracy" to kill him?

8. How would you describe the relationship between Fern and Wilbur in Chapter 2?

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

10. How would you describe Charlotte's personality and interactions with other barnyard animals in Chapter 6?

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