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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 does Mrs. Zuckerman prepare Wilbur for the Fair?
(a) She gives him a pep talk.
(b) She ties big blue ribbon around his tail.
(c) She gives him a buttermilk bath.
(d) She brushes his teeth.

2. 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) Fern and Avery's plans for building a new swing.
(c) The story about Charlotte's cousin.
(d) Watching Fern knit a sweater for Wilbur.

3. What does the author say Wilbur realizes is one of the most satisfying things in the world?
(a) Fame.
(b) A good dinner.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Safety.

4. Why must Charlotte stay behind in her web, rather than accompanying Wilbur in Chapter 15?
(a) Someone must keep an eye on Templeton.
(b) Charlotte is afraid to leave her web.
(c) It is time for her to lay an egg sac and fill it with eggs.
(d) The goose needs help with her new nest full of eggs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Charlotte feeling at the end of Chapter 17?

2. What does Dr. Dorian predict will happen to Fern?

3. What does Charlotte write in her last web?

4. Who wins first prize at the Fair?

5. At the end of the book, what does Fern claim is the most fun there is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What lesson does the old sheep teach at the end of Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Which animals go to the Fair and why?

9. How does Charlotte feel after finding out that Wilbur is to receive a special prize?

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

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