6. A Fair Breeze

What is this chapter mainly about?

This chapter's theme also reflects a theme of the book. What is that theme?

What frightens Stuart in this chapter?

Find this sentence in the first paragraph, "With a rolling gait he sauntered along toward Fifth Avenue, keeping a sharp lookout."

What does "gait" mean in this sentence?

In the same sentence as the last question (copied below), what does "sauntered" mean? "With a rolling gait he sauntered along toward Fifth Avenue, keeping a sharp lookout."

The bus conductor describes Stuart as "a small sailor."

What makes him say this?

Find the section where Stuart is still on the bus. Then find this sentence, "When the conductor came around to collect the fares, Stuart fished in his purse and pulled out a coin no bigger than the eye of a grasshopper."

What does "fished" mean in this sentence?

How does the Wasp's owner feel about the Lillian B. Womrath?

Why does the Wasp's owner let Stuart pilot the Wasp?

Stuart and the Wasp's owner have something in common.

What do they have in common?

What does the Wasp's owner promise Stuart if he can beat the Lillian B. Womrath in the race?

E. B. White sometimes chooses other words instead of always using "boat."

Which three words does he use?

The Wasp's owner finally approves one of Stuart's plans to win the race.

Which plan wins approval?

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