Category: Series of Unfortunate Events

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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?

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5. Rescued

What is this chapter mainly about?

What could be another title for this chapter?

In the very beginning of this chapter, George says something that is not true. What does George say?

How do the Littles try to help Stuart?

In the beginning of this chapter, Mr. Little tells Mrs. Little, "Just don't get yourself all worked up."

What does "all worked up" mean in this sentence?

Mr. Little calls the Bureau of Missing Persons to report that Stuart cannot be found. When does the man hang up on Mr. Little?

Why do you think the man hangs up "in disgust" on Mr. Little?

Why can't the Littles hear Stuart calling to them?

Find this sentence towards the end of the chapter, "'George!'" "shouted Mr. Little in an exasperated tone," "'if you don't stop acting in an idiotic fashion, I will have to punish you.'"

What does "exasperated" mean in this sentence?

In the same quote from the last question (also copied below), what does "tone" mean?

"'George!'" "shouted Mr. Little in an exasperated tone," "'if you don't stop acting in an idiotic fashion, I will have to punish you.'"

What does George do instead of finding another mousehole entrance?

How does Stuart finally get rescued?

In the chapter's last paragraph, Stuart tells the Littles, "As for my hat and cane being found at the entrance to the mousehole, you can draw your own conclusions."

What does he mean by this?

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

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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?