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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. How often does Mrs. Arable say Fern goes to the barn?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
(c) Three times a day.
(d) Almost every afternoon.

2. What does the old sheep say happens to young pigs around Christmas time?
(a) They get left outside in the cold yard.
(b) They get murdered.
(c) They get fed extra good slops from holiday leftovers.
(d) They have wreaths of holly hung around their necks.

3. What does Mr. Arable say Fern will see once he agrees to let her raise the baby pig?
(a) What dirty creatures pigs are.
(b) What trouble a pig will be.
(c) How hard it is not to want to eat a pig once it gets big and fat.
(d) How mean and ornery pigs can be.

4. What does the Zuckermans' barn mostly smell of?
(a) It mostly smells of fish.
(b) It mostly smells of hay.
(c) It mostly smells of manure.
(d) It mostly smells of new rope.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what does Charlotte tell Wilbur that people are?
(a) They are gullible.
(b) They are cruel.
(c) They are patient.
(d) They are loving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the voice Wilbur hears at the end of Chapter 4 tell him?

2. What does Templeton do with the last egg?

3. Why does Mrs. Arable think having Wilbur go live with the Zuckermans is a good idea?

4. Which of the following is not a defense Charlotte offers for her way of life -- catching bugs and eating them?

5. What reason does the old sheep give for why the people are fattening Wilbur up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the explosion mentioned in Chapter 10's title, and why is it important?

3. How grown-up is Wilbur by the end of Chapter 3?

4. How do people react to Charlotte's first web?

5. Why does Mrs. Arable tell Fern in Chapter 8 that Fern can tell her more about the animals in Uncle Homer's barn that afternoon?

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

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

8. What sorts of things are most important to Fern at the beginning of the book?

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

10. How does Fern get along with the animals in the barn?

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