Trombone Shorty

What genre is Trombone Shorty?

• biography

• historical fiction

• autobiography

• fiction

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What city did Troy Andrews grow up in that shaped his musical style?

• New York City

• Chicago

• Atlanta

• New Orleans

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Troy Andrews said, "People didn't have a lot of ____ in Treme but we always had a lot of ___."

• houses, apartments

• people, love

• money, music

• music, soul

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How are music and gumbo alike according to Troy Andrews?

• both are apicy

• both fill up your bellies

• it's a bunch of different things mixed together to make something great

• none of these

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What does it tell you about Troy and his friends that they made their own instruments? (Choose 2)

• they were determined

• they were lazy

• they loved music

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What symbol that represents "music floating through the air" is seen throughout several pages of the book?

• birds

• balloons

• storm clouds

• airplanes

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What special event occurred at a Jazz Festival that heavily influenced Trombone Shorty?

• famous musician Bo Diddley called him up on stage to play with him to a large crowd

• famous musician Louis Armstrong called him up on stage to play with him to a large crowd

• famous musician Duke Ellington called him up on stage to play with him to a large crowd

• famous musician Ella Fitzgerald called him up on stage to play with her to a large crowd

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Troy Andrews always had access to expensive instruments and music lessons.

• true

• false

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What's the difference between an autobiography and a biography.

• an autobiography is written by the same person the book is about but a biography is written by someone else

• an autobiography is made up and a biography is true

• an autobiography is only about a person a biography can be about anything

• nothing is different they're totally the same

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Why did Trombone Shorty write this book?

• to inspire children that they can achieve their goals by sticking to them

• to teach about the trombone and how to play it

• to tell about growing up in New Orleans and how much fun he had

• he didn't write this book, his parents did

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