Charlotte's web Questions w/ pictures - Chapters 1-9

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

• offer to use her chore money and birthday money to buy feed for Wilbur
• call the Zuckermans because Uncle Homer sometimes raised a pig
• rain Wilbur to do a trick or two to impress Mr. Arable
• hide the runt pig in the hayloft until Mr Arable forgot about him

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Why wouldn’t the goose play with Wilbur?

• She needed to stay outside the fence to keep the troublesome swallows away.
• She preferred to spend the beautiful summer days floating on the pond.
• She didn’t like how the slippery manure in the pigpen felt on her feet.
• She was sitting on her eggs, which she needed to keep toasty warm.

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Why does Mr Arable set out to kill one of the piglets?

• Because it isn't pink
• Because it is a runt and won't amount to anything
• Because it is bigger than all the other pigs and will cost too much to feed
• Because it is sick

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What does Mr Arable decide to do with the piglet once he's been persuaded not to kill it?

• To let it free into the wild
• To sell it for $100
• To give it to Fern to raise on a bottle like a baby
• To use it to carry equipment and pull the plough

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What does Mr Zuckerman forbid Fern from doing when she visits Wilbur in his barn?

• From feeding Wilbur
• From pushing Wilbur around in a pram and feeding him with a bottle
• From talking to Wilbur
• From taking Wilbur out of the pigpen and from entering the pig pen herself

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How much does Mr Zuckerman buy Wilbur for?

• $2
• $6
• $20
• $9

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Who is Mr Zuckerman?

• A man who lives in the village
• Fern's grandfather
• Fern's uncle
• Fern's cousin

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What does Fern name the pig?

• William
• Wilbur
• Walter
• Wilburt

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How does Fern feed the piglet?

• In a saucer
• With a baby's nursing bottle
• With a spoon
• On the grass in the garden

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What is Mr Zuckerman's first name?

• Homer
• Virgil
• Dante
• Harold

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