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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 Mr. Arable do to make Wilbur feel faint?
(a) He says that he doesn't think Wilbur has a chance to win a blue ribbon.
(b) He tells Mr. Zuckerman that Fern and the Arables will be moving away after the County Fair.
(c) He says he knew Wilbur would always be a runt and never amount to anything.
(d) He tells Mr. Zuckerman that he will get lots of meat when he kills Wilbur.

2. Why does Mr. Zuckerman ask Lurvy to start building a crate for Wilbur?
(a) He is planning to take Wilbur to the County Fair.
(b) He wants to keep Wilbur safe so no one will steal him.
(c) He wants to lock WIlbur up so no more webs will appear.
(d) He intends to sell Wilbur to the farmer down the road.

3. How does the old sheep convince Templeton to go to the Fair?
(a) She says Templeton will find lots of food to eat there.
(b) She says none of the other farm animals will talk to Templeton if he doesn't go.
(c) She says Templeton owes Wilbur a favor.
(d) She promises she will get the goose to give Templeton another egg.

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

5. What does Templeton do to help Wilbur during the awarding of Wilbur's prize?
(a) He gathers one last piece of writing for Charlotte to copy in her web.
(b) He scares Uncle into running off.
(c) He brings Wilbur some food when the Zuckermans forget to feed him.
(d) He bites Wilbur's tail to wake him up when he faints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Wilbur's bad dream?

2. Why does Charlotte want Templeton to come to the Fair?

3. What is Charlotte's magnum opus?

4. Which of the following is not a name Wilbur gives to one of Charlotte's children?

5. With whom does Fern ride the Ferris wheel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Wilbur worrying during his first day at the Fair?

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

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

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

6. What kind of lullaby does Charlotte sing to Wilbur?

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

8. Does Wilbur act more like a child or an adult when it is time for him to go to sleep during his first night at the Fair?

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

10. What effect do Charlotte's webs start to have on Wilbur?

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