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Going to the fair


1. Who lived in a farm ? with whom?
Ans. Fern and her brother , Avery live in a farm with their parents. 

2. Who are the parents of Fern and Avery?
Ans. Mr. and Mrs. Arable are the parents of Fern and Avery.

3. What are Fern and Avery fond of ?
Ans. Fern and Avery are fond of the animals they raise on the farm.

 4. Where did Fern and Avery visit ?

Ans. Fern and Avery visited the fair with their parents.

5. The night before the fair everybody went to bed -------------

Ans. The night before the fair everybody went to bed early.

6. What did Avery and Fern dream ?

Ans. Avery lay dreaming that the Ferris wheel had stopped and that  he was in the top car . Fern dreamt that she was on the swings .

7. What did they see and hear when they pulled into the Fairground ?

Ans. When they pulled into the Fairground , the nest morning , They could hear the music and see the Ferris Wheel turning in the sky.

8. What is a Ferris wheel ?

Ans. It is a large wheel ride at a fair , which has seats on its edges for people to ride in, where fairs are held.

9. What else did they see and smell?

Ans. They could smell the dust and burgers frying . They could see balloons aloft . They could hear flocks of sheep bleating in the pens.

10. "Can I have some money ?"- who is the speaker?

Ans. Fern is the speaker here.

11. "Can I too ?"- who is the speaker?

Ans. Avery is the speaker here.

12. " I'm going to win a doll by spinning a wheel and it will stop by the right number ," - who is the speaker?

Ans. Fern is the speaker here.

13. "I'm going to steer a jet plane and bump it into another one"

 - who is the speaker?

Ans. Avery is the speaker here.

14. "Can I buy a balloon? "- who is the speaker?

 Ans. Fern is the speaker here.

15. "Can I buy frozen custard, a cheeseburger and a balloon?" - who is the speaker?

Ans. Avery is the speaker here.

16. " You children be quiet till we get the animal unloaded"-who is the speaker?

Ans. Mrs. Arable is the speaker here.

17. " Let the children go off by themselves"-who is the speaker?

Ans. Mr. Arable is the speaker here.

18. "The fair only comes once a year"-who is the speaker?

Ans. Mr. Arable is the speaker here.

19. Mr. Arable gave Fern and Avery some ------------------

Ans. Mr. Arable gave Fern and Avery some pocket money.

20. "Now run along" -who is the speaker?

Ans. Mr. Arable is the speaker here.

21. What did Mr. Arable caution the children?

Ans. Mr. Arable cautioned the children to remember that the money has to last all day and he instructed them not to spend all the money in the first few minutes .

22. Where did Mr. Arable suggest the children to come back by what time?

Ans. Mr. Arable suggested children to come back at the truck at noon time so that they can all have  lunch together.

23. What other warning did Mr. Arable give to the children?

or What advice did Mr. Arable give to the children ?

Ans. Mr. Arable warn them not to eat a lot of stuff that's going to make them sick to their stomachs .

24. "And if you go to those swings"; "you hang on tight, You hang on very tight , hear me"

Who is the speaker ? Why did the speaker repeat the word 'tight'?

Ans. Mrs. Arable is the speaker here. She repeated the word tight here to stress that the children should be cautioned enough to hang on the  swing very tight so that they do not fall from it. This gives an indication that as a mother she was very much caring about her children.  

25. "Don't Get dirty"-Who is the speaker ?

Ans. Mrs. Arable is the speaker here.

26. What advice did Mrs. Arable give to the children ? 

Ans. Mrs. Arable cautioned the children:

The children should be cautioned enough to hang on the  swing very tight so that they do not fall from it.

They should not get dirty

They should not get overheated .

27. "Watch out for pickpockets"-Who is the speaker ? 

Ans. Mr. Arable is the speaker.

28. What did the children do after this ?

Ans. The children grabbed each other by the hand and danced off in the direction of the merry go round , towards the wonderful music , the wonderful adventure and the wonderful excitement.

29. " Do you really think it's all right ?" - Who is the speaker ?Who is the listener ?

Ans. Mrs. Arable is the speaker and Mr. Arable is the listener.

30. " Well they have got to grow up sometime"- Who is the speaker ?Who is the listener ? 

Ans. Mr. Arable is the speaker and Mrs. Arable is the listener.

31. "And the fair is a good place to start I guess "- Who is the speaker ?Who is the listener ? 

Ans. Mr. Arable is the speaker and Mrs. Arable is the listener.

32. Who are pickpockets?

Ans. People who steal money from other's pockets are called the pickpockets. 

33. Who is the author of the story ?

Ans. E. B. White is the author of the story. He was an American writer .
34. Name famous compositions of E .B White?
Ans. A famous classical composition of E. B. Whites are 
Stuart Little.
The Trumpet of the Swans
Charlotte's Web.
35.  Why animals and insects made way to the stories of E. B White?
Ans. E.B. White lived on a farm and hence the birds, insects and animals  made way to his stories.

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