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Charlotte's Web Study Guide

by E.B. White

Charlotte's Web is a book by E.B. White. The Charlotte's Web study guide contains a biography of E.B. White, 100 quiz questions, a list of major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

One morning at the breakfast table, eight year old Fern sees her father leave the house with an axe and asks her mother where he's going. Her mother delivers the shocking news that Mr Arable is going out to kill a runt that was born the night before. Fern chases her father down and persuades him to spare the runt, telling him that it is unjust to kill a piglet just because it is small. Moved by his daughter's plea, Mr Arable decides to give the runt to her to look after.

Fern names the piglet Wilbur and looks after him like a baby, pushing him in her pram alongside her doll and feeding him with a bottle. At five weeks old Mr Arable insists that Wilbur is sold and he goes to live in the Zuckerman barn down the road.

Wilbur initially struggles…

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• Charlotte's Web Summary
• About Charlotte's Web
• Character List
• Glossary of Terms
• Major Themes
• Quotes and Analysis
• Summary and Analysis of Section One
• Summary and Analysis of Section Two
• Summary and Analysis of Section Three
• Summary and Analysis of Section Four
• Summary and Analysis of Section Five
• Summary and Analysis of Section Six
• Summary and Analysis of Section Seven
• Summary and Analysis of Section Eight
• Summary and Analysis of Section Nine
• Summary and Analysis of Section Ten
• Summary and Analysis of Section Eleven
• Summary and Analysis of Section Twelve
• The Fable Tradition
• Related Links on Charlotte's Web
• Suggested Essay Questions
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 5
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources

• Charlotte's Web: Major Themes
• Charlotte's Web: Questions
• Charlotte's Web: Purchase the Novel and Related Material
• E.B. White: Biography