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The Music of Dolphins Trivia Quiz

"The Music of Dolphins" by Karen Hesse is a wonderful book about a girl raised by dolphins learning about the human world. I hope you enjoy this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by starzo11. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
starzo11

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
302,623

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
165

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Question 1 of 10

1. How was Mila captured?
Hint

From a boat

From a car

From a helicopter

From an airplane

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Question 2 of 10

2. In her training with Doctor Beck, what does Mila show a picture of instead of the nose?
Hint

The hair

The dolphin

The ear

The eye

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why does Mila use dolphin talk with Shay?
Hint

She thinks Shay can understand it

She is lonely for the dolphins

She is trying to make Shay laugh

That is the only way she knows to talk

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of Doctor Beck's son, whom Mila later falls in love with?
Hint

Justin

Dustin

Jack

Jake

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mila calls the pool "A bad taste, bad eyes, bad nose place to swim".

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the first thing Mila hears on the tape machine?
Hint

Winter music

Whale song

Mozart music

Dolphin song

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the doctor who works with Shay?
Hint

Doctor Peach

Doctor Tony

Doctor Roy

Doctor Troy

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does the name Mila mean?
Hint

Beautiful

Water

Miracle

Dolphin girl

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Question 9 of 10

9. Why is Mila locked up?
Hint

Because she wouldn't play the recorder

Because she was a feral child

Because she wouldn't talk

Because she escaped and swam in the Charles River

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the end, who agrees to give Mila back to the sea?
Hint

Justin

Sandy

Doctor Beck

Shay

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How was Mila captured?

Answer: From an airplane

Mila was captured from an airplane. She describes it as a sound pushing at the air, that beats like a giant heart. Mila says "And then a man jumps out. He comes after me. I slip deeper into the mangroves. But the man is too big, too fast. I cannot get away."

2. In her training with Doctor Beck, what does Mila show a picture of instead of the nose?

Answer: The hair

When Doctor Beck is teaching Mila, she makes a mistake and shows a picture of the hair instead of the nose. Doctor Beck answers "No, Mila. The nose is not in the hair. The nose is here. In front of the face."

3. Why does Mila use dolphin talk with Shay?

Answer: She thinks Shay can understand it

Later in the book, Mila says that she was not trying to make Shay laugh, but she thought Shay could understand dolphin talk.

4. What is the name of Doctor Beck's son, whom Mila later falls in love with?

Answer: Justin

Doctor Beck's son is named Justin. Mila later develops a crush on him, although she doesn't know it for what it is.

5. Mila calls the pool "A bad taste, bad eyes, bad nose place to swim".

Answer: True

When Mila is told that they went to a pool and is asked what a pool is, she says, "A pool is a bad taste, bad eyes, bad nose place to swim." When asked what the sea is, she says "The sea is a big home where all the time is swimming and all the time is singing and all the time is touching in the big wet."

6. What is the first thing Mila hears on the tape machine?

Answer: Whale song

Mila is very excited to hear the whale song because it reminds her of the ocean, so much that Doctor Beck has to take the tape away.

7. What is the name of the doctor who works with Shay?

Answer: Doctor Troy

Doctor Troy works with Shay. Doctor Peach is the music teacher.

8. What does the name Mila mean?

Answer: Miracle

The people who found Mila gave her the name because it means miracle. According to Mila, "Miracle is when something is very, very difficult, but it happens. Sandy says if I live in the sea for thirteen years, I am a miracle."

9. Why is Mila locked up?

Answer: Because she escaped and swam in the Charles River

When Mila finds that her door is locked, she tries to punch through the wall until her hands bleed. Doctor Beck says that the door has been locked since her swim in the Charles River.

10. In the end, who agrees to give Mila back to the sea?

Answer: Justin

Justin finally says "I will give you back to the water".

Source: Author starzo11

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