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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. Who wins first prize at the Fair?
2. What does Mr. Arable do to make Wilbur feel faint?
3. What does the gander do that irritates Charlotte when she calls a meeting?
4. With whom does Fern ride the Ferris wheel?
5. In what does Fern's mother get interested in spite of herself?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is life in the barn so good for Wilbur?
2. How has what is most important to Fern changed and how can you tell?
3. Why does Charlotte think that the word Templeton brings back for her last web is particularly appropriate for Wilbur?
4. How can readers tell at the end of Chapter 21 that Wilbur is starting to grow up a little?
5. 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?
6. Why is Wilbur worrying during his first day at the Fair?
7. After whose hour of triumph might this chapter be named, and why?
8. What can readers tell about Charlotte's position in the barn from the meeting the animals have?
9. 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?
10. How does Mrs. Arable feel about Fern's stories about the animals and what they talk about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Evaluate Templeton's character and the role he plays in the story. Most of the characters think of him as a glutton who only helps others to help himself, but are there any examples of him acting selflessly? Does he always expect some sort of reward for the work he does, even if the reward is just amusement? How does Templeton feel about Charlotte and Wilbur and they about him? Does he have any friends or act out of real friendship toward any of the other characters? If he is just a selfish rat, what does it say about the world that someone so self-centered could do so many things to save and change another animal's life?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the idea that people will believe anything they read in print. Does this story support that theory, and if so, how? Consider the messages contained in Charlotte's web, what inspired the writing of each one, and the reactions of various characters to each one.
Essay Topic 3
Adults and children seem to see the world in different ways in this book, although some grownups (like Mr. Arable and Dr. Dorian) seem to at least appreciate the different way that children perceive animals and nature. Write an essay comparing and contrasting human adult and child characters from this story in terms of how they interact with and care for animals and nature.
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