Chapter 13
Who did the storekeeper suggest that Stuart should meet?
Harriet Ames
Where did Stuart say he would sleep if it rained?
Under his canoe
When Stuart left the gas station the village was still ______________.
Asleep
The storekeeper said that the Ames family had plenty of ________________.
Money
What did Stuart use to drink the sarasparilla from the general store?
His cap (hat)
How much did Stuart spend on the canoe and what was wrong with it? Answer both questions for full points.
75 cents. It leaked badly.
How much gasoline did Stuart want to buy at the gas station?
5 drops
What is the title of Chapter 14?
An Evening on the River
Where does Stuart spend some of his time thinking about the person the storekeeper wanted him to meet. It's near the small town he thought was so nice.
A stream/river
How did Stuart make a pillow for Harriet? What did he use?
One of his clean handkerchiefs tied around some moss.
The repairman said this when talking about his travels while working for the telephone company... "A person who is looking for something doesn't travel _____________" (two words).
Very fast
What did Stuart hide his canoe under when he went into the village to have his oil changed?
Some leaves
What did Stuart lean against while he was writing his letter to ____________.
Why did Stuart have to keep changing his shirts before his date with Harriet?
Because he was sweating through his shirts from nervousness.
What did the repairman say he looked forward to doing that day?
Climbing his poles (electrical poles)
When Stuart was picturing in his mind how the date would go, he planned that he would paddle out to a _______________ and he would wear his _______________ under his clothes to get there.
Lily pad
Swimming Trunks
In the letter, Stuart said he was camped in a certain location. Where did he say he was camped?
Tracy's Lane
What did Harriet suggest that they do when they noticed that the canoe had been played with and the date was ruined (in Stuart's opinion)
She suggested that they go to her house for dinner and then to the dance at the Country Club.
What did Stuart tell the repairman that Margo enjoyed doing?
Whistling
What kind of accent did Stuart use on the date?
An English accent