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The Trumpet of the Swan Trivia Quiz

"The Trumpet of the Swan" by E.B. White is a great book. You should read it.

A multiple-choice quiz by gobecca. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
gobecca

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
286,061

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
384

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What kind of animal is Louis? Hint

a swan

a bear

a human

a fish

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Question 2 of 10

2. What type of animal is Sam Beaver, or is he a human? Hint

a human

a fish

a beaver

who's Sam Beaver?

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Question 3 of 10

3. What can Louis not do? Hint

play the trumpet

hear

speak

see

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where is one place that Louis does not visit? Hint

a trumpet store, where he stole the trumpet

a hotel

a zoo

a pond

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who stole the trumpet for Louis? Hint

his mother

his father

his siblings

Sam Beaver

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Louis saving money for? Hint

to rent a room in a hotel

to pay back the store he got his trumpet from

to get a hot dog

to buy another trumpet for Sam Beaver

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does Louis get a medal for? Hint

saving someone's life

learning to talk

playing the trumpet

none of these

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Question 8 of 10

8. What kind of animal tried to steal eggs from Louis' mother's nest, when Louis was still an egg? Hint

a frog

a bear

none of these

Sam Beaver

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who foiled the attempt to steal the eggs from the nest? Hint

Louis' father

A passing turtle

Louis' mother

Sam Beaver

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who taught Louis to speak? Hint

no one did

His father

Sam Beaver

His mother

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What kind of animal is Louis?

Answer: a swan

Louis is a swan born in Canada. He is the main character. The book mostly follows him. However, the first part follows Sam Beaver.

2. What type of animal is Sam Beaver, or is he a human?

Answer: a human

Even though 'Beaver' is Sam's last name, he is a human. He encountered Louis when he was in Canada with his father. Louis came over and untied Sam's shoelaces.

3. What can Louis not do?

Answer: speak

Louis can hear and see just fine. Plus, he is a wonderful trumpet player. When he was born, something went wrong and he couldn't speak.

4. Where is one place that Louis does not visit?

Answer: a trumpet store, where he stole the trumpet

Louis was in the zoo for a while. That is where he saw the most beautiful female swan... He worked for a man on the pond, playing the trumpet for the Swan Boat. He stayed in a hotel for a while. But he never went to a trumpet store.

5. Who stole the trumpet for Louis?

Answer: his father

His father got the trumpet for him when he found Louis had no voice. His father was worried that Louis would not be able to find a mate because of his lost voice. Louis' siblings play little part in the book at all.

6. What was Louis saving money for?

Answer: to pay back the store he got his trumpet from

He had always felt guilty that his father had stolen the trumpet, so he saved up his earnings to buy it. But the store owner doesn't know that he is trying to pay him back.

7. What does Louis get a medal for?

Answer: saving someone's life

Louis gets the medal at the camp he was in with Sam Beaver. He was getting paid to play the trumpet as the wake up call. Someone was drowning and Louis dived in to rescue him.

8. What kind of animal tried to steal eggs from Louis' mother's nest, when Louis was still an egg?

Answer: none of these

A fox actually tried to do it. It was in the beginning of the book.

9. Who foiled the attempt to steal the eggs from the nest?

Answer: Sam Beaver

Sam Beaver threw a stick at the fox, causing him to run away. That was when the swans realized that Sam was nice. He got to see the babies hatch.

10. Who taught Louis to speak?

Answer: no one did

Louis never really did learn to speak. He was content to play the trumpet. I hoped you liked my quiz! Please check out my other ones!

Source: Author gobecca

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