Trumpet Quizzes

Trumpet Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Last reviewed September 10, 2019

1 Where is the novel mostly set?

Scotland

England

Africa

America
2 When is the novel set (in regards to the present)?

1960s

1930s

1990s

1980s
3 Who narrates the novel?

Multiple voices

Millie

Colman

Sophie
4 Who is bothering Millie at the beginning?

Joss's mother

Reporters

Colman

The people of Torr
5 The people of Torr are

interested in drama

friendly but nosy

lazy

quiet and not nosy
6 Joss's original name was

Josephine

Jezebel

Joleen

Janae
7 Which of the following is not true about Joss?

He does not have any current friends or family

He was born in Africa

He is a skilled musician

He is half white and half black
8 Where is the only place below that Joss and Millie don't travel?

France

Africa

Germany

America
9 Who is Big Red McCall?

Colman's friend

Joss's bandmate

Josephine's friend

Millie's brother
10 What disturbs Millie most at Torr?

Nosy neighbors

Colman's silence

Sophie's letters

All of the memories
11 Joss's album is called "_______ Africa."

Mythical

Fantasy

Modern

My
12 What issue makes Joss feel like Millie is mocking his manhood?

Money

Sex

Children

Playing music
13 Who crosses out "Male" with a garish red pen?

Colman

The funeral director

The registrar

The doctor
14 Who tells Colman the truth about Joss?

Millie

The funeral director

The doctor

The registrar
15 Why did Colman envy Sammy as a kid?

He had a mom and a dad

He was wealthy

He had a "normal" life

He was smarter
16 Which of the following is false about Colman?

He loves jazz

He was a tough child

He worshipped his father

He didn't care about his biological parents
17 Colman's former first name was

John

William

Thomas

Weston
18 Colman is angry for all the following reasons except

his parents didn't trust him to tell the truth

his memories seem false and wrong

he was told lying was wrong

he worries he is gay
19 When Colman finds the letter from his father,

he decides not to read it

he reads it right away

he burns it

he throws it away
20 In the aftermath of finding out the truth, Colman

refuses to talk to his mother

gets very drunk

starts ignoring his friends

does all of these
21 Colman remembers that his father had a fear of

failure

banks

white people

hospitals and doctors
22 Which of the following about the funeral is false?

Colman refuses to attend

Colman does not sit by his mother

It is very crowded

Colman almost cries as his mother turns to go
23 It is implied that Joss dies of

AIDS

cancer

suicide

old age
24 At the funeral Colman sees Joss dressed in his suit and says he looks all the following except

dead

normal

uncanny

better
25 Mohammad Nassar Sharif is the

registrar

locksmith

funeral director

doctor