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Charlotte's Web Test Ch. 1-9
  • 1. Wilbur was called a spring pig because he---(Ch 1)
A) enjoyed the spring weather
B) was born in the spring
C) would be killed in the spring
D) liked the spring
  • 2. Who convinced Wilbur to leave his pen? (Ch 3)
A) Charlotte
B) The old sheep
C) The goose
D) Templeton
  • 3. Who was the first to see Wilbur out of his pen? (Ch 3)
A) Mr. Arable
B) Lurvy
C) Mrs. Zuckerman
D) Mr. Zuckerman
  • 4. What was Templeton and where did he live? (Ch 4)
A) A gosling; in the pond
B) A rat; under the trough
C) An old sheep; in the sheepfold
D) A dear friend; in the barn
  • 5. What does Charlotte do that Wilbur thinks is disgusting? (Ch 5)
A) Spins a web
B) Has eight eyes
C) Drinks the blood of flies
D) Drops silk from her behind
  • 6. What is a 'regular stink bomb'? (Ch 6)
A) Bad breath
B) A rotten egg
C) Wilbur's manure pile
D) Templeton's nest
  • 7. Why was Fern's mother worried about her? (Ch 8)
A) Fern shares the conversations and experiences of the barn animals with her parents.
B) Fern spends all her time at her uncle's barn.
C) Fern argues with her brother Avery all the time.
D) Fern has become too close to Wilbur.
  • 8. Which reason is NOT why Wilbur had to leave the Arables' Farm and Fern? (Ch 2) Reread carefully!
A) He was now big enough to sell at 5 weeks old.
B) Mr. Arable was not willing to care for him any longer.
C) Wilbur's appetite was getting bigger.
D) Wilbur followed Fern everywhere she went.
  • 9. When Wilbur said 'I'm tired of living' what was he really tired of? (Ch 3)
A) He was tired of seeing Fern every day.
B) He was tired of the farm animals.
C) He was tired of all the things stored in the barn.
D) He was tired of his surroundings both inside his pen and out in his yard.
  • 10. When Wilbur asked several of the farm animals to play, he was really searching for a friend. What did Charlotte like about Wilbur just from observing him? (Ch 4) Think carefully.
A) She liked his courage. He was not afraid to ask other animals to play even when he was told no.
B) She liked his perseverance. He did not give up easily, even when the other animals did not want to play.
C) She liked his integrity. He did the right thing by asking all of the animals he knew to play.
D) She liked his caring. He made sure he asked all of the animals to play.
  • 11. At the beginning of the story, why was Mr. Arable going to kill the Wilbur? (Ch 1)
A) He was bothering the other pigs.
B) The Arables were going to eat him.
C) He was probably going to die anyway.
D) He thought that Wilbur had a disease.
  • 12. Fern named him Wilbur while walking to school. (Ch 1)
A) True
B) False
  • 13. Fern was worried that Wilbur would get cold at night outside, but Wilbur buried himself in the---(Ch 2)
A) mud
B) leaves
C) dirt
D) straw
  • 14. Fern sold Wilbur to her Uncle Homer for six dollars. (Ch 2)
A) True
B) False
  • 15. Wilbur went to live in a manure pile in a field. (Ch 2)
A) True
B) False
  • 16. After Wilbur's escape, how did the Zuckermans and Lurvy lure him back into the pen? (Ch 3)
A) They chased and caught him.
B) They used a bucket of slops.
C) They cornered him and tied a rope around him to drag him back.
D) They got the goose to get him to come back.
  • 17. What ruined Wilbur's plans for the day? (Ch 4)
A) the goose
B) rain
C) cold weather
D) Fern didn't show up.
  • 18. How many eggs did the goose have that hatched? (Ch 6)
A) 3
B) 4
C) 8
D) 7
  • 19. How many eggs did NOT hatch? (Ch 6)
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
  • 20. What are "salutations?" (Ch 5)
A) goodbyes
B) something you say for fun
C) something farm animals say
D) greetings
  • 21. The goose described one of her eggs as a "dud." What does that mean? (Ch 6)
A) She didn't want the egg.
B) The egg isn't any good.
C) The egg stinks really bad.
D) The egg is smaller than the others.
  • 22. What was the first thing that Wilbur saw Charlotte eat? (Ch 5)
A) a fly
B) a butterfly
C) a moth
D) a gnat
  • 23. How many parts does each of Charlotte's legs have? (Ch 9)
A) 8
B) 7
C) 9
D) 6
  • 24. What does Charlotte do to the bugs before she eats them? (Ch 5)
A) sings to them
B) moves them to the top of the web
C) gives them something to eat
D) puts them to sleep
  • 25. "I could spin a web if I tried," said Wilbur, boasting. What does boasting mean? (Ch 9)
A) laughing
B) crying
C) bragging
D) screaming
  • 26. Charlotte told Wilbur not to feel badly about not being able to spin a web. She said it took men eight whole years to build what? (Ch 9)
A) The Brooklyn Bridge
B) The Golden Gate Bridge
C) The Queensborough Bridge
D) The Statue of Liberty
  • 27. What does Charlotte do when she needs to think? (Ch 9)
A) She hums and sings.
B) She hangs head-down at the top of her web.
C) She twiddles her thumbs.
D) She paces back and forth.
  • 28. Charlotte said, "But, my friends, if that ancient egg ever breaks, this barn will be untenable." What does untenable mean? (Ch 6)
A) not fit to live in
B) too crowded to live in
C) too dark to live in
D) too loud to live in
  • 29. Who wrote Charlotte's Web?
A) Wilbur E. B.
B) Elmer White
C) E. B. White
D) Raymond Web
  • 30. Which is NOT a way that Fern treated Wilbur? (Ch 2)
A) put a leash on him
B) put him in a baby carriage
C) stroked him
D) fed him from a bottle
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