Hurrah for the Circus! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lou

Juanita, Pepita, and Lou are two sisters and a brother. They have a wonderful act with their beautiful horses. There is just one downside; they don't need Lotta in their act, so she no longer goes into the ring in her beautiful silver frock.
Early editions of "Mr. Galliano's Circus", the previous book in this trilogy, say that Lal and Laddo have left Lotta behind "'Because they are going to Austria for six months to join Lal's brother there,' said Lotta. 'He is running a circus at Budapest, Lal says - and will pay them well if they go.'"
In later editions, this mistake has been corrected and Hungary substituted for Austria.

Answer: Liverpool

Roma and his nephew Fric keep the tigers, and Jimmy is appalled to learn they train them by fear rather than with love and kindness.
Considering when "Hurrah for the Circus!" was first published, in 1939, some of the characters have a very modern viewpoint; Jimmy, Lilliput, and Mr. Wally all say that tigers shouldn't be in the circus - some animals enjoy performing and are easy to train, and some animals will never enjoy it, and shouldn't be there.

Answer: Queenie

Everyone is amazed at how well Jimmy gets on with the tigers. They like him because he is kind and gentle towards them, not cruel and harsh like Roma and Fric.

Answer: Bribes Fric to leave them out where he can get them

Jimmy desperately wants to go into the cage with the tigers, but is forbidden. He makes friends with Fric and gives him ice creams, sweets, and toys until Fric agrees to help.
Fric leaves the keys just inside an open window of the caravan at night, and Jimmy reaches in and borrows them.

Answer: Jemima

Jemima is Lilliput's favourite monkey; he treats her like a child. When Lilliput is ill, Lotta is taking care of Jemima, and Fric snatches her away to "pay Lotta back" for threatening to tell Roma and Mr. Galliano about the keys to the tiger's cage.

Answer: Jimmy

Because Jimmy has made friends with the tigers he is able to calm Queenie so that Jemima can be gotten out of the cage with a long handled net.
It all comes out about Jimmy going into the cage secretly, and Fric gets into terrible trouble with Roma and Mr. Galliano.

Answer: They move to Mr. Briggs' circus

The tigers leave to join Mr. Briggs' circus. Mr. Galliano is not sorry to see them go as he has come to realise that pulling in the crowds is not as important as having animals who are happy and enjoy performing in the show.
When the tigers leave, Jimmy discovers that Lucky has gone missing.
It looks very much as if Fric has stolen her to pay back Jimmy for the trouble he got into over letting him into the tiger cage.

Answer: Cuts off her hair and dresses as a boy

Lotta goes to a hairdresser and demands that all her beautiful curls be cut off. When the hairdresser refuses, Lotta grabs the scissors and starts hacking away herself.
Once her hair is shorn, Lotta dons a boy's shirt and shorts, and gets a job riding the horses from Mr. Cyrano. It is his circus where Lucky has been taken after Fric stole her away and sold her.

Answer: Black Beauty

Black Beauty is the pony of Lotta's dreams. She and Jimmy work hard to train him, and Lotta spends hours practising.
When Lal and Laddo are due to return, the news comes that Lal is ill and cannot ride in the ring for some time. Laddo was planning to go to yet another circus as his act needs a partner, but thanks to Lotta's hard work with Black Beauty, she can join her father and gets to go into the ring once more.

Answer: Bears

Mr. Volla has five bears, and everyone agrees that they enjoy performing in the ring. Mr. Volla loves them like children, and they are soon part of the Galliano's circus 'family'.