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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 Wilbur react to his new found fame?
(a) He remains modest and unspoiled.
(b) He insists on having Templeton help him collect newspaper clippings about himself.
(c) He orders the other animals around.
(d) He becomes stuck up and refuses to associate with the other animals.

2. What does Charlotte ask Templeton to bring her back from the fair?
(a) Fern, to come talk to Wilbur.
(b) A word, so she can write something new in her web.
(c) Some junk food, to cheer Wilbur up.
(d) Some rope, so they can make a pretend web for Wilbur.

3. What does Charlotte know when she hears the song of the crickets at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) That all the little animals have grown up.
(b) That she doesn't have much time left.
(c) That school will soon begin again.
(d) That it is time to dig potatoes.

4. What was the greatest moment in Mr. Zuckerman's life?
(a) Winning a prize for Wilbur.
(b) Retiring and selling his farm to someone else.
(c) Meeting Mrs. Zuckerman.
(d) Selling a pig for a lot of money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the voice on the loud speaker at the fair say cannot write?

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

3. What does Fern wish at the end of Chapter 19?

4. Which of the following is not a way that Charlotte's egg sac is described?

5. What does Charlotte do while she is spinning her web?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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