Satchmo’s Blues

1. Satchmo’s Blues Vocabulary and Comprehension Test

2. 1. Farmers bring fresh fruit and vegetables to town to sell in the ______ market. gravelly produce pawnshop errands Vocabulary

3. 2. Sally’s mother asked her to run several ______ for her after school. numerous gravelly produce errands Vocabulary

4. 3. My favorite author has published ______ mystery stories. pawnshop produce numerous solve Vocabulary

5. 4. Since Dad’s company does business in several countries, his job requires a lot of ______ travel. international gravelly errands translating Vocabulary

6. 5. There were many beautiful necklaces and watches displayed in the ______ window. produce pawnshop numerous errands Vocabulary

7. 6. Pam’s voice sounded _______ because she had a bad cold. international errands gravelly produce Vocabulary

8. 7. Why doesn’t Louis have a trumpet? His family lives on Perdido Street. Mama doesn’t have any money to buy one. Someone steals it. His mama doesn’t like trumpets. Comprehension

9. 8. Where does Louis find the horn he wants? on the pie man’s wooden cart in a discount store in a music shop in a pawnshop window Comprehension

10. 9. How does Louis feel when he can’t play Santiago’s horn? surprised relieved happy nervous Comprehension

11. 10. Why does Louis go back to the shop where the horn is? He works there after school. He wants to see if the horn is still there. His mother tells him to buy the horn. The man in the store is friendly. Comprehension

12. 11. When Louis looks into the mirror and pretends to blow the horn, Mama thinks that he ______. looks perfect is trying to play high C’s looks like a fish should stop pretending Comprehension

13. 12. Which best describes how Louis felt when he saw a parade? angry surprised bored excited Comprehension

14. 13. Why does Louis do everything he can to earn five dollars? to buy a horn to help his mother to get a present for his sister to buy a train ticket to Chicago Comprehension

15. 14. Selling the good part of the onions shows that Louis is ______. sassy lazy clever thoughtful Comprehension

16. 15. According to the selection, Mama’s jambalaya is made with ______. rice and bean shrimp, lobster, and onions cajun sausage and corn shrimp, crabs, and sausage Comprehension

17. 16. How does Louis’s mother help him get the horn? She finds jobs that he can do for the neighbors. She gets the shop owner to accept $4 for the horn. She buys the horn for him. She gives him a dollar. Comprehension

18. 17. Louis feels ten feet tall when he leaves the pawnshop because he ______. bought his sister a birthday present pawned his horn has a horn of his own could play “Dixie Flyer” Comprehension

19. 18. Why did the author write this selection? to teach about the city of New Orleans to show that young Louis had music inside him to explain how an interest in music is important in a child’s life to explain what jambalaya is Comprehension