Vocabulary
Facts
All About Louis
Oh The Places You Will Go
Misc.
500

Definition: HAVING NO VOICE, UNABLE TO TALK

DUMB, MUTE

500
Louis played what trumpet song so the campers knew it was time to settle down and go to sleep?
Taps
500
Name the two ways Louis learns to communicate with his siblings and human beings.
1. Read/Write 2. Play the trumpet
500
What country does Sam and Louis first meet?
Canada
500
Why is it so important for Louis to be able to communicate with the other swans?
So he can find a bride.
1000

Definition: A MALE SWAN

COB

1000

How many times did Louis ever visit the trumpet store?

None.

1000
What is the name of the camp Louis plays the bugle for?
Camp Kookooskoos
1000
What is the name of the town Louis' trumpet is stolen from?
Billings, Montana
1000
Who gets the money at the end of the story?
The music store owner.
1500

Definition: to cut the wings of a swan (bird) so that they cannot fly away.

Pinnioned or clipped

1500
What did Louis get the lifesaving medal for?
For saving Applegate Skinner from drowning.
1500
How did Louis get the trumpet in the first place?
Louis' father stole it from the music store.
1500
What town is the zoo Louis stays at during his nightclub job in?
Philadelphia
1500
Who is the author of The Trumpet of the Swan?
E. B. White
2000

Definition: Lounging or hanging around lazily

Loafing

2000
What is the hard word Mrs. Hammerbotham made Louis write?
Catastrophe
2000

How does Louis feel about Serena when he first meets her?

He is in love with her.

2000
What town does play in front of the swan boat in?
Boston
2000
Why did Louis get a job in the first place?
So his father could repay the music store owner and regain his dignity.
2500
Definition: A young swan.
Cygnet
2500
How long does it take for a swan to hatch her eggs?
35 days
2500

What is wrong (defect) with Louis at the beginning of the story?

He can't beep or Ko-hoh.

2500
What is the name of the camp Louis has his first job at?
Camp Kookooskoos
2500
Name one thing Louis does to keep Serena from being pinioned.
Possible: 1. Attack zookeepers 2. Try to persuade the Head Man 3. Call Sam 4. Agree to donate one of his cygnets whenever the Head Man needed one.
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