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100

When Mr. Arable wanted to sell Wilbur, what did Mrs. Arable suggest Fern do? 

A. Train Wilbur to do a trick or two to impress Mr. Arable 

B. Offer to use her chore money and birthday money to buy feed for Wilbur

C. Hide the runt pig in the hayloft until Mr. Arable forgot about him 

D. Call the Zuckermans because Uncle Homer sometimes raised a pig

D. Call the Zuckermans because Uncle Homer sometimes raised a pig

100

Define runt

a small and weak animal

100

Every morning after breakfast, ______ walked out to the road with Fern and waited with her till the bus came?

Wilbur 

100

Why is Mr. Arable going to kill one of the pigs?

It is the runt of the litter.

100

Is there a movie out about Charlotte's Web?

Yes

200

What bad news did the old sheep deliver to Wilbur? 

A. His mother had died the day before

B. He was being fattened up to be butchered

C. Fern and her family were moving to another county

D. Mr. Zuckerman had purchased a huge, prizewinning male pig

B. He was being fattened up to be butchered

200
Define trough

a holding for a pig's food 

200

There were eight eggs but one egg didn't hatch and the goose told _______ she didn't want it any more. 

Templeton 

200

What is the first question Fern asks her mother in the book?

Where's Papa going with that ax?

200

Who wrote Charlotte's Web?

E.B. White 

300

What did Mrs. Zuckerman decide to do the morning of the County Fair? 

A. Paint Wilbur's crate bright red

B. Feed Wilbur an entire chocolate cake

C. Clean the wax out of Wilbur's ears

D. Give Wilbur a buttermilk bath

D. Give Wilbur a buttermilk bath

300

Define humble 

not bold or proud 

300

_____ says the animals in Zuckerman's barn talk. 

Fern 

300

What time of day did Fern like to watch Charlotte do her weaving?

late afternoon

300

What does Fern caring for Wilbur teach us (the readers)?

how to be responsible, stand up, and believe in something and you can change the world. 

400

What was the last word Charlotte ever wrote in her web?

A. Winner

B. Humble

C. Decent

D. Golden 

B. Humble

400

Define radiant 

Giving out or reflecting light 

400

_____ tried to hit the Zuckerman's spider with a stick. 

Avery 

400

What smelly event occurred as a result of Avery's actions? How did it happen?

Avery fell on the trough which squished one of the gosling eggs. He was trying to get Charlotte with a stick. 

400

What does Charlotte's and Wilbur's friendship teach us?

How to have tolerance. 

500

The old sheep thought Templeton could help Charlotte with her webs by? 

A. catching bugs for her so she could spend more time spinning her webs 

B. cleaning bugs for her so she could spend more time spinning her webs 

C. decorating the webs with bits of colored string he had in his collection 

D. bringing back magazine clips from the dump

D. bringing back magazine clips from the dump

500
Define glutton 

a person/animal that overeats 

500

"Just in time for a piece of blueberry pie," said _______.

Mrs. Zuckerman

500

Why was Charlotte hesitant about going to the fair with Wilbur?

She needed to lay her eggs. 
500

Where do you think the author grew up at ______ because he includes details about spiders and other animals?

Charlotte’s Web contains a wealth of detail about spiders and other animals, which White drew from his own life on a farm.