Who's Who
This character saves the runt piglet at the beginning of the novel.
Who is Fern?
Mr. Arable plans to kill Wilbur at birth for this reason.
What is because Wilbur is the runt?
This word means the smallest or weakest animal in a litter.
What is a runt?
Fern argues with her father because she believes killing Wilbur would be this.
What is unfair or an injustice?
Wilbur feels this way when other animals refuse to play with him.
What is lonely, rejected, or dejected?
Who is Homer Zuckerman?
Fern does this to care for Wilbur when he is very young.
What is feeding him milk from a bottle?
This word means unfair treatment or something that is not right or just.
What is an injustice?
Wilbur tries to escape because he wants this.
What is freedom?
Fern's actions at the beginning of the book shows that friendship can be about...
What is protecting and caring for someone vulnerable.
This animal encourages Wilbur to escape through a loose board in his pen.
Who is the goose?
After escaping from his pen, Wilbur returns for this important reason.
What is because he wants food, safety and care?
Charlotte uses this formal greeting when she introduces herself to Wilbur.
What is salutations?
The sheep tells Wilbur why the farmers are feeding and fattening him up so much.
What is they plan to kill him for food (bacon and ham)?
How many goslings hatch?
This character collect objects and food scraps but rarely helps anyone without receiving something in return.
Who is Templeton?
Templeton keeps this object after the goose’s eggs hatch.
What is the unhatched goose egg?
These are the special organs Charlotte uses to create silk for her web.
What are spinnerets?
Wilbur has a hard time at first accepting Charlotte as a friend because of this behavior.
What is that she traps and drinks the blood of insects?
Mr. Zuckerman and Lurvy use this to persuade Wilbur to return to his pen after his escape.
What is a pail of warm slops?
This character first frightens Wilbur with her eating habits but later promises to save his life.
Who is Charlotte A. Cavatica?
At the end of Chapter 7, Charlotte makes this important promise to Wilbur.
What is that she will find a way to save his life?
Medicine given to numb or take pain away.
Anesthetic
Charlotte decides to help Wilbur after learning about the farmers’ plan because she values this.
What is friendship, loyalty, or keeping a promise?
After capturing a fly in her web, Charlotte does this before eating it.
What is wrapping the fly in silk?