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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 is missing from the meeting when Charlotte calls attendance?

2. What does Dr. Dorian predict will happen to Fern?

3. What does Mr. Arable do to make Wilbur feel faint?

4. Where is Fern when Wilbur receives his special award?

5. In Chapter 13, why does Charlotte have Wilbur run around?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

One of the most appealing aspects of this story is the humor it contains. Choose one of the following options to write about:

1.) Explain what various types of humor are contained in this story (such as wit, descriptions of slapstick situations, or irony) and provide examples of each, discussing why the author might have used each of these types in the telling of this tale.

2.) Focus on one specific type of humor contained in this story and discuss many examples of it, discussing how it adds to the meaning of the story and the reader's experience of reading it.

Essay Topic 3

Who is the protagonist of the story: Wilbur, Charlotte, or both? Think about what it means to be the protagonist of a story and support your thesis with specific examples and details from the story.

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