Chapter 1-4
What was the injustice Fern had to stop rid the world of so early in the morning?
Fern had to stop her father from killing the runt of the litter (wilbur)
What does “salutations” mean?
(It means greetings, like hello or good morning.)
Why did Mr. Zuckerman think a miracle has happened?
(In the middle of the web are the words “SOME PIG”, so the spider is telling them there is something special about the pig.)
Why did Charlotte say she couldn't go to the fair with Wilbur?
(She had to spin a sac to lay her eggs in.)
Why had Charlotte helped Wilbur?
(Wilbur was her friend and she wanted to be a better spider than those that only caught and ate insects
What are some ways Fern treated Wilbur like her baby?
bottle fed him, strolled him around in a stroller, took him to the brook with her
What were the goose and gosling worried about in Chapter 6 about templeton?
(They could not trust Templeton. They were afraid he would eat a gosling.)
What saved Charlotte from Avery?
Avery fell over Wilbur’s trough when he was getting Charlotte and landed on the rotten egg. The smell was so bad that the children ran away
How was Wilbur prepared to go the fair?
(Mrs. Zuckerman washed him in buttermilk.)
Why did Templeton refuse to get the egg sac at first?
(He felt he was always doing things to help others but was not appreciated.)
Why did Wilbur feel bored?
There was nothing to do but go in the barn and out again and he was lonely
What was the bad news that Wilbur heard?
(Sheep told him they were fattening him up so they could kill him at Christmas time so they could have ham and bacon.)
Why did Charlotte need to call a meeting?
(She needs to write a new message because people were getting tired of reading the old one and she needed new ideas.
What had Charlotte made for herself?
(Charlotte made a magnum opus or egg sac which has 514 eggs inside.)
Wilbur take care of Charlotte’s egg sac?
(He placed it in a special place in the manure and on cold nights would lay down so that his snout was facing the sac so his hot breath would keep it warm.)
Who did Wilbur ask to play?
(Goose, Lamb, Templeton the rat.)
Why do you think Charlotte told Wilbur to get sleep, eat, stay well and never hurry or worry?
Because the Zuckerman’s wouldn’t want to keep Wilbur if he was sick.
Why did Mr. Lurvy notice the spider web today?
It is foggy and tiny drops of water clung to threads of the web. When the light shined it glistened
What news did Templeton bring them in the morning?
(Templeton said that the big pig Uncle had won the blue ribbon for 1st prize.)
How did Charlotte and Templeton help Wilbur?
(Charlotte helped Wilbur by writing words in a web above him which made people think that Wilbur had special powers to be able to made words appear above him. Templeton helped revive Wilbur when he fainted by biting on his tail.)
How did Wilbur escape?
The goose told him about a lose board in the fence so Wilbur pushed against it and got out of his pen.
Why do we need spiders in the world?
(If spiders were not there to eat the bugs, the bugs would multiply and there would be so many that they would eat all the plants.
How did Charlotte make her letters different this time?
She double lined them so they would show up better
How much money did Fern and Avery get from their mother?
(They both got 70 cents.)
Why did Wilbur never forget Charlotte?
She has a special place in his heart because she was a true friend and a good writer.