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

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

3. What does Mr. Zuckerman tell his wife to do when they find the new web?
(a) Get a camera so they can photograph the web.
(b) Help him rip down this spooky web.
(c) Go visit the minister.
(d) Call a local news reporter.

4. 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 he would have more friends if he helped others more.
(c) That soon he will be too fat to move.
(d) That he would live longer if he ate less.

5. What does Charlotte do while she is spinning her web?
(a) Snack on flies.
(b) Yawn over and over.
(c) Talk to herself.
(d) Sing songs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the cousin in Charlotte's first story do?

2. What does Fern want when everyone is preparing to take Wilbur to the judges' stand to receive a special award?

3. What does Mr. Arable do to make Wilbur feel faint?

4. Which of the following is not something Fern and Avery mention they want to do at the Fair?

5. Why does Charlotte say Uncle will be hard for Wilbur to beat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Which animals go to the Fair and why?

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

5. 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?

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

7. How is the experience of going to the Fair different for the children and for the adults?

8. How is Fern's attitude toward the animals beginning to change during the time she spends at the Fair?

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

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

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