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

2. How does Mrs. Zuckerman prepare Wilbur for the Fair?

3. How does Wilbur convince Templeton to retrieve Charlotte's egg sac for him?

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

5. What is Charlotte's magnum opus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. How is Fern's attitude toward the animals beginning to change during the time she spends at the Fair?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the concept of freedom and what it means to be free, addressing questions such as the following: Are there different kinds of freedom, such as freedom of movement, freedom from worry, and freedom of choice? Which animals in this book were free, and in what way and to what degree? How do different kinds of freedom affect an animal's happiness and quality of life in this book?

Essay Topic 2

How do Garth Williams' illustrations deepen a reader's understandings of the characters, setting, and theme of the story? Examine the moments he chooses to illustrate and think about what they express that the text alone cannot. Address also how different the experience of reading the book would be without the illustrations.

Essay Topic 3

What is the relationship between the webs Charlotte weaves and the effect the words have on Wilbur? Consider issues such as why Charlotte chooses each word or phrase, how fitting she feels each is, how fitting Wilbur feels each is, and how Wilbur behaves after each web is woven and presented to an audience.

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