Stuart Little
by E.B. White
Grades 4-5; Genre – Fiction; GRL R; AR pts: 3.0
"When Mrs. Frederick C. Little's second son arrived, everybody noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse. The truth of the matter was, the baby looked very much like a mouse in every way." So begins E.B. White's tale of a sensitive, erudite mouse that is somehow born to a family of humans.
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- Why did Stuart’s mother send for the doctor? He only gained a third of an ounce pg 3
- Why did Stuart go down the drain? To find his mother’s ring pg 4
- How did the family feel when Stuart recovered the ring? That he was “awfully good” pg 6
Chapter 2
- How did Stuart help around the house? Retrieving ping-pong balls, sticky piano keys pg 7
- Why did they tear up the nursery rhyme? Stuart would feel badly about carving knives pg 9
- Why did they change “The Night before Christmas” words? It would embarrass Stuart pg 10
Chapter 3
- Every morning what does Stuart do with George first thing? Touch toes 10 times pg 13
- How did Stuart turn on the bathroom light? Long string to light chain pg 14
- How did Stuart turn on the water faucet? 3 strikes with a little hammer pg 16
Chapter 4
- What did Stuart argue with Snowbell over? Who had stronger stomach muscles pg 18
- What happened when he jumped on the window shade ring? Rolled up inside pg 19
- What did Snowbell do? Placed Stuart’s things in front of mouse hole pg 20
Chapter 5
- What did George want to do to find Stuart? Rip up the floor pg 21
- What did they end up doing? All called together and waited to hear his answer pg 22
- Why did George pull down the shades? To respect Stuart who was “dead” pg 25
Chapter 6
- What did Stuart watch out for when outside? Dogs pg 27
- How did Stuart step up onto a bus? He held onto a man’s pants pg 28
- What boat did Stuart want to sail on and beat? The Wasp, The Lillian B. Womarth pg 33
Chapter 7
- What accident happened at the beginning of the race? The policeman fell into the water pg 38
- What did the policeman cause? A big wave pg 39
- What caused the crash between the boats? A paper bag pg 43
- Why did Stuart win? He sailed the Wasp “straight and true” pg 45
Chapter 8
- How did Stuart catch bronchitis? He got locked in the refrigerator pg 47
- What did Stuart do for Margalo? Take her temperature pg 52
- What did Stuart do to Snowbell’s ear? Shoot it with an arrow pg 55
Chapter 9
- Why did Stuart jump into the garbage can? To avoid the Irish Terrier pg 57
- Where was the garbage truck going? To dump the load on the scow pg 60
- Why was Stuart sad that he might die? He would miss his home pg 61
Chapter 10
- What did the Angora cat tell Snowbell? You have more self-control than me pg 69
- Who overheard the plot to kill Margalo? The pigeon pg 71
- What did Margalo do when she read the note? Fly away pg 71
Chapter 11
- Why did Stuart run away from home? To look for Margalo pg 73
- Who did he go see for advice? Dr. Carey pg 75
- Why wouldn’t Stuart’s car attract attention? It was invisible pg 79
Chapter 12
- Why were the scholars delighted at #7 School? They would have a substitute for Mrs. Gunderson pg 87
- What would fix the world being in a lot of trouble? A chairman of the world pg 92
- What would be a fine law? Absolutely no being mean pg 94
Chapter 13
- What did Stuart want to drink? Sarsaparilla pg 102
- Who did the storekeeper want Stuart to meet? Harriet Ames pg 103
- What did Stuart invite Harriet to do? Paddle in his canoe pg 110
Chapter 14
- What were the paddles for the canoe? wooden ice cream spoons pg 114
- Why did Stuart keep changing his shirts? Nervous perspiration pg 118
- How did the evening on the river end? It was ruined pg 124
Chapter 15
- How much gas did Stuart want? Five drops pg 125
- What direction did the repairman say is not making any mistakes? North pg 12
Comprehension Questions without Answers
Chapter 1
- Why did Stuart’s mother send for the doctor?
- Why did Stuart go down the drain?
- How did the family feel when Stuart recovered the ring?
Chapter 2
- How did Stuart help around the house?
- Why did they tear up the nursery rhyme?
- Why did they change “The Night before Christmas” words?
Chapter 3
- Every morning what does Stuart do with George first thing?
- How did Stuart turn on the bathroom light?
- How did Stuart turn on the water faucet?
Chapter 4
- What did Stuart argue with Snowbell over?
- What happened when he jumped on the window shade ring?
- What did Snowbell do?
Chapter 5
- What did George want to do to find Stuart?
- What did they end up doing?
- Why did George pull down the shades?
Chapter 6
- What did Stuart watch out for when outside?
- How did Stuart step up onto a bus?
- What boat did Stuart want to sail on and beat?
Chapter 7
- What accident happened at the beginning of the race?
- What did the policeman cause?
- What caused the crash between the boats?
- Why did Stuart win?
Chapter 8
- How did Stuart catch bronchitis?
- What did Stuart do for Margalo?
- What did Stuart do to Snowbell’s ear?
Chapter 9
- Why did Stuart jump into the garbage can?
- Where was the garbage truck going?
- Why was Stuart sad that he might die?
Chapter 10
- What did the Angora cat tell Snowbell?
- Who overheard the plot to kill Margalo?
- What did Margalo do when she read the note?
Chapter 11
- Why did Stuart run away from home?
- Who did he go see for advice?
- Why wouldn’t Stuart’s car attract attention?
Chapter 12
- Why were the scholars delighted at #7 School?
- What would fix the world being in a lot of trouble?
- What would be a fine law?
Chapter 13
- What did Stuart want to drink?
- Who did the storekeeper want Stuart to meet?
- What did Stuart invite Harriet to do?
Chapter 14
- What were the paddles for the canoe?
- Why did Stuart keep changing his shirts?
- How did the evening on the river end?
Chapter 15
- How much gas did Stuart want?
- What direction did the repairman say is not making any mistakes?