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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Lurvy tries to wake up Wilbur?

3. How does Wilbur carry Charlotte's egg sac?

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

5. Why must Charlotte stay behind in her web, rather than accompanying Wilbur in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. 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. Which animals go to the Fair and why?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the main themes of the book is an acceptance of the practical side of nature: some animals must die so others may live. Write an essay evaluating this idea, mentioning moments in the book when the characters must face or cause death.

Essay Topic 2

How can Charlotte's webs be thought of as both a symbol of life and a symbol of death? Be sure to explain how the things they symbolize affect the meaning of the narrative and to use specific examples from the text to back up your argument.

Essay Topic 3

What lessons does Charlotte's Web teach about what it means to be a true friend? Consider issues such as how true friendships form, what true friends do for each other, and whether a true friendship might change its shape in various ways over time as the friends themselves change.

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