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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. Which of the following is not an errand or favor that Templeton points out that he has done for Wilbur and Charlotte?

2. What does Charlotte predict for Wilbur after he has been awarded the special prize?

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

4. According to Mr. Arable, the Fair is a good place to start doing what?

5. Why do the judges award Wilbur a special prize?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is there a moral to this story, and if so, what is it? Can it be summed up in a sentence? Does a character state it outright, or must the reader piece it together from the experience of reading the book? Use specific examples from the text to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The development of the relationship between Wilbur and Charlotte is the heart of this story. Evaluate the course of this relationship from their first meeting through Charlotte's death and Wilbur's feelings about her after she is gone. Consider issues such as how their perceptions of each other change as they get to know each other better, what they learn from each other, what they do for each other and why, and how they depend on each other over time.

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