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

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

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

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

5. What does the author declare about Charlotte at the end of the book?
(a) She was tiny but loyal.
(b) She was possessed of a first-rate heart but second-rate handwriting.
(c) She was both a true friend and a good writer.
(d) She was bloodthirsty except where pigs were concerned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fern's mother accuse her of doing at the beginning of Chapter 14?

2. How does Wilbur convince Templeton to retrieve Charlotte's egg sac for him?

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

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

5. What reason does Charlotte give for weaving her webs for Wilbur?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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