Category: Series of Unfortunate Events

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3. Washing Up

What is this chapter mainly about?

Which statement is true?

Please read the entire section that describes Stuart using the washbasin, which is an old–fashioned word.

Which word could be another description for "washbasin"?

Which four things does Stuart like in the morning?

Many things easy for humans are difficult for Stuart.

Which tool helps Stuart make things easier for himself?

Find the chapter's last paragraph. In this sentence, "So every morning, after climbing to the basin, he would seize his hammer and pound the faucet…."

What does "seize" mean in this sentence?

George always says he is going to solve a problem for Stuart. Does he follow through?

In this chapter, George begins to build a brace (something Stuart can lean against to reach the faucet). What happens?

What makes a "plink plink plink" sound in this chapter?

What does the phrase "plink plink plink" say about Stuart?

How does Stuart solve the problem of turning on the faucet?

We continue to learn about Stuart's personality.

What did we learn about Stuart this chapter?

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

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2. Home Problems

What is the theme of this chapter?

What does Stuart feel when he is inside the piano?

Mr. Little doesn't want Stuart to know about the song, "Three Blind Mice".

Why does he want to keep the song a secret?

Find the section that describes the stuck piano key. E. B. White says the stuck piano key "was a great inconvenience" Which word means the same as "inconvenience" in this context?

In the first chapter, we learn that a mouse–like feature helps Stuart help his family. But in this chapter, we see that this same characteristic also worries Mr. Little.

Which characteristic is it?

Find the section that first describes "'Twas the Night Before Christmas". Then find this sentence, "I think it might embarrass Stuart to hear mice mentioned in such a belittling manner."

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

Mr. Little wants to make sure a certain word is never spoken in the Little home.

Which word is that?

Which word do the Littles substitute for "mouse" in the poem, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"?

Something that is in the Little's home worries Mr. Little. What is that?

What does "venture" mean in this context?

In this chapter, we learn that Stuart has two talents.

Which two talents does he have?

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