Satchmo's Blues
  • 1. Farmers bring fresh fruit and vegetables to town to sell in the ____ market.
A) produce
B) gravelly
C) pawnshop
D) errands
  • 2. Sally's mother asked her to run several ____ for her after school.
A) numerous
B) gravelly
C) produce
D) errands
  • 3. My favorite author has published ____ mystery stories
A) numerous
B) solve
C) produce
D) pawnshop
  • 4. Since Dad's company does business in several countries, his job requires a lot of ____travel.
A) translating
B) international
C) gravelly
D) errands
  • 5. There were many beautiful necklaces and watches displayed in the ____ window.
A) numerous
B) errands
C) broken
D) pawnshop
  • 6. Pam's voice sounded ____ because she had a bad cold.
A) perfect
B) gravelly
C) produce
D) international
  • 7. Why doesn't Louis have a trumpet?
A) His family lives on Perdido Street.
B) Mama doesn't have any money to buy one.
C) His mama doesn't like trumpets
D) Someone stole it.
  • 8. Where does Louis find the horn he wants?
A) on the pie man's wooden cart
B) in a discount store
C) in a pawnshop window
D) in a music shop
  • 9. How does Louis feel when he can't play Santiago's horn?
A) relieved
B) nervous
C) happy
D) suprised
  • 10. Why does Louis go back to the shop where the horn is?
A) His mother tells him to buy the horn.
B) He works there after school
C) He wants to see if the horn is still there
D) The man in the store is friendly.
  • 11. When Louis looks into the mirror and pretends to blow the horn, Mama thinks that he _______.
A) should stop pretending
B) is trying to play high C's
C) looks perfect
D) looks like a fish
  • 12. Which best describes how Louis felt when he saw a parade?
A) angry
B) surprised
C) excited
D) bored
  • 13. Why does Louis do everything he can to earn five dollars?
A) to buy train ticket to chicago
B) to get a present for his sister
C) to buy a horn
D) to help his mother
  • 14. Selling the good part of the onions shows that Louis is _____.
A) clever
B) lazy
C) thoughtful
D) sassy
  • 15. According to the selection, Mara's jambalya is made with real ____.
A) shrimp, lobster, and onions
B) shrimp, crabs, and sausage
C) cajun sausage and corn
D) rice and beans
  • 16. How does Louis's mother help him get the horn?
A) She buys the horn for him.
B) She gets the shop owner to accept $4 for the horn.
C) She gives him a dollar.
D) She finds a job that he can do for the neighbors
  • 17. Louis feels ten feet tall when he leaves the pawnshop because he ____.
A) pawned his horn
B) has a horn of his own
C) could play "Dixie Flyer"
D) bought his sister a birthday present
  • 18. Why did the author write this selection?
A) to explain how an interest in music is important in a child's life.
B) to teach about the city of New Orleans
C) to explain what jambalya is
D) to show that young Louis had music inside him
  • 19. Why is Louis upset when his mother asks him for a quarter to buy food?
  • 20. Do you think Mama really needed Louis's quarter? Tell why or why not. Go back into the story for details.
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