4. Exercise

What is this chapter mainly about?

When does this chapter take place?

Which event causes Stuart to make a very bad decision?

When Snowbell complains to Stuart, "showed two rows of gleaming white teeth."

Which word means the same as "gleaming" in this sentence?

What happens when Stuart jumps onto the window shade ring?

Find the sentence after Stuart jumps onto the window shade ring. At one point, E.B. White says Stuart "could hardly breathe."

What does "hardly" mean in this sentence?

Find the paragraph where Stuart yells for help. Then find this sentence, "Snowbell just chuckled."

What does "chuckled" mean in this sentence?

How does Snowbell feel about Stuart?

Find the section where Stuart and Snowbell argue. Then find this sentence, "He spied the drawn window shade on the east window, with its shade cord and ring, like a trapeze, and it gave him an idea."

Which word means the same as "spied" in this sentence?

What does Snowbell do when Stuart is in trouble?

What does Mrs. Little think when she sees Stuart's hat and cane by the mousehole entrance?

What does Snowbell's actions in this chapter prove?

Were there any events that weren't clear to you?