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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. In what does Fern's mother get interested in spite of herself?
(a) Fern's explanation for how to take care of baby goslings.
(b) The story about Charlotte's cousin.
(c) Watching Fern knit a sweater for Wilbur.
(d) Fern and Avery's plans for building a new swing.

2. Why does Fern put on her prettiest dress before the fair?
(a) He mother makes her change into it.
(b) She wants to look nice for Wilbur.
(c) She knows she will see boys at the Fair.
(d) Her father tells her that only tomboys wear overalls all the time.

3. Which of the following is not an instruction given by Mr. and Mrs. Arable to Fern and Avery?
(a) Don't make a mess with cotton candy.
(b) Hang on tight to the swings.
(c) Watch out for pickpockets.
(d) Don't get overheated.

4. Which of the following is not something Fern and Avery mention they want to do at the Fair?
(a) Steer a jet plane.
(b) Win a doll by spinning a wheel.
(c) Eat and drink cheeseburgers and soda pop.
(d) Play the ring toss game.

5. What is the oldest sheep's idea for how Charlotte can get ideas for more words to write in her web?
(a) Templeton can collect and bring back paper advertisements from the dump.
(b) Fern can bring books from her house.
(c) The animals can sneak some of the Zuckermans' newspapers into the barn.
(d) The goose and the gander can scare the mailman and steal some letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an errand or favor that Templeton points out that he has done for Wilbur and Charlotte?

2. Why do the judges award Wilbur a special prize?

3. How does the old sheep convince Templeton to go to the Fair?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Which animals go to the Fair and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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