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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. 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 make a mess with cotton candy.
(c) Watch out for pickpockets.
(d) Don't get overheated.

2. What does the old sheep tell Templeton after seeing what has happened to Templeton since Wilbur kept his promise to the rat?
(a) That the only reason he can stay at the farm is because Wilbur likes him.
(b) That soon he will be too fat to move.
(c) That he would live longer if he ate less.
(d) That he would have more friends if he helped others more.

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

4. Why do the judges award Wilbur a special prize?
(a) For knowing how to read, write, and speak.
(b) For doing better tricks than Uncle.
(c) For being the most beautiful pig at the County Fair.
(d) For attracting so many visitors to the County Fair.

5. How is Charlotte feeling at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) Cranky and hungry.
(b) Tired and listless.
(c) Energized about saving Wilbur's life.
(d) Excited about being at the fair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Lurvy tries to wake up Wilbur?

2. What does Fern wish at the end of Chapter 19?

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

4. Who is missing from the meeting when Charlotte calls attendance?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr. Dorian feel about the possibility that animals can talk?

2. Which animals go to the Fair and why?

3. How are things on the farm changing as summer turns to fall?

4. How has what is most important to Fern changed and how can you tell?

5. 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?

6. After whose hour of triumph might this chapter be named, and why?

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

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

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

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

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