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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. At the end of the book, what does Fern claim is the most fun there is?

2. Which of the following is not a name Wilbur gives to one of Charlotte's children?

3. With whom does Fern ride the Ferris wheel?

4. Where does Wilbur want Charlotte to come with him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay discussing what Charlotte's Web has to say on the subject of fame. Include discussion of issues such as how people (and pigs) might achieve fame, what some beneficial and hurtful byproducts and effects of fame might be, and how fame might change people (and pigs) either for the better or the worse.

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