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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 reason does Charlotte give for weaving her webs for Wilbur?
(a) It was good practice for her web-weaving skills.
(b) She promised his mother she would help him.
(c) She made a bet with Templeton that she could save Wilbur.
(d) She liked him.

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

3. What does Fern wish at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) That Wilbur will live forever.
(b) That she never had to grow up.
(c) That she were riding the Ferris wheel with Henry Fussy.
(d) That this day would never end.

4. Why does Charlotte say Uncle will be hard for Wilbur to beat?
(a) Because of Uncle's size and weight.
(b) Because of Uncle's winning personality.
(c) Because of Uncle's cleanliness.
(d) Because of Uncle's funny jokes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Charlotte write in her last web?

3. What happens in Wilbur's bad dream?

4. What is Mr. Zuckerman's dream about Wilbur?

5. What does Charlotte do in the night at the Fair that she almost never does?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wilbur struggle when the men try to put him in the crate?

2. How is Charlotte's time and attention beginning to split as the trip to the County Fair approaches?

3. Before he is to leave the Fair and return to the farm, why does Wilbur bring up the fact that he once thought Charlotte was cruel and bloodthirsty?

4. What lesson does the old sheep teach at the end of Chapter 12?

5. How does Mrs. Arable feel about Fern's stories about the animals and what they talk about?

6. Which animals go to the Fair and why?

7. Why is life in the barn so good for Wilbur?

8. How can readers tell at the end of Chapter 21 that Wilbur is starting to grow up a little?

9. Why might Charlotte's children mean so much to Wilbur?

10. Why does Charlotte think that the word Templeton brings back for her last web is particularly appropriate for Wilbur?

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