ERT Charlotte's Web Quiz 1 Name: Date:
1. What does Fern ask her mother in the first line of the book?
o 'Where's Papa?'
o 'Where's Papa going with that axe?'
o 'Why is Papa going out to the hoghouse?'
o Where's Papa going with that shovel?'
2. Why does Mr. Arable set out to kill one of the piglets?
o Because it is sick
o Because it isn't pink
o Because it is a runt and won't amount to anything
o Because it is bigger than all the other pigs and will cost too much to feed
3. How does Fern feel about her father killing the piglet?
o She is scared and runs in the other direction so she doesn't have to witness the slaughter
o She is indifferent
o She is appalled and argues with her father to spare the animal
o She is happy looks forward to fresh bacon for breakfast
4. What does Mr. Arable decide to do with the piglet once he's been persuaded not to kill it?
o To sell it for $100
o To let it free into the wild
o To use it to carry equipment and pull the plow
o To give it to Fern to raise on a bottle like a baby
5. How old is Fern's brother Avery?
o Eighteen
o Ten
o Twelve
o Four
6. What does Avery call the piglet to when he first sees it?
o A seal
o A white rat
o A ball
o A human baby
7. How does Fern feed the piglet?
o With a spoon
o With a baby's nursing bottle
o On the grass in the garden
o In a saucer
8. What is Avery carrying the first time we meet him?
o A pirate ship
o A tennis racket and a tennis ball
o A real gun
o An air rifle and a wooden dagger
9. When Fern gets on the bus to school after being given the piglet, what does she think about?
o How much work the little pig will be
o What she will feed the pig for dinner
o What a blissful world is was and how lucky she was to have her little pig
o Her first lesson math class
10. What does Fern name the pig?
o Wilbur
o Walter
o Wilburt
o William