• ☐ ☐ ☐ context [n] - background information
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a flophouse [n] - a cheap hotel or boarding house
• ☐ ☐ ☐ crammed in [phv] - many people in a small space
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Kenny G [n] - a famous American saxophone player [ Link ]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Sidney Bechet [n] - a famous jazz musician from the early 1900s [ Link ]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ elevator music [n] - calm (boring) music that is played in elevators
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cocktail party [n] - a fancy party
• ☐ ☐ ☐ put on a station [exp] - dial in / tune in to a radio station
• ☐ ☐ ☐ talk over [phv] - talk louder than some background noise
• ☐ ☐ ☐ at stake [exp] - at risk to be won or lost
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hijacked [v] - taken over, taken control of, stolen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ his own trail [exp] - his own way or path
• ☐ ☐ ☐ composing [v] - writing music
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the melody [n] - the musical notes of a song (not the words, not the rhythm)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ compromise [v] - make an agreement in which each person gets less than they want
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dying on the vine [exp] - slowly dying
• ☐ ☐ ☐ It had its time. [exp] - It was popular in the past. Now it is finished.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a callback [n] - an invitation to return for a second audition or interview
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Rebel Without a Cause [n] - a famous movie from 1955 [ Link ]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ I got the bullets! [exp] - a famous quote from Rebel Without a Cause [ Link ]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Rialto [n] - the name of a movie theater

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

Mia	Sebastian

• Sebastian is a struggling jazz pianist.
• Mia is a struggling actress.
• Mia just told Seb that she hates jazz.
• "I got the bullets!" is a famous quote from the 1955 movie Rebel Without a Cause.

1. Seb says that jazz was born in ______.
   New Orleans
   Los Angeles
   New York
   Paris
   
   
2. Mia is most familiar with ______ jazz.
   free
   fusion
   classic
   elevator music
   
   
3. Mia thinks that jazz is ______.
   boring
   exciting
   relaxing
   beautiful
   
   
4. Seb thinks that jazz is ______.
   boring
   exciting
   relaxing
   beautiful
   
   
5. Mia used to hear jazz music ______.
   at school
   in movies
   at cocktail parties
   at her grandparents' house
   
   
6. Seb describes jazz as ______ and ______.
   compromise
   passion
   conflict
   harmony
   chaos
   
   
7. Seb says that jazz is ______.
   new every time
   worth dying for
   the most authentic type of music
   impossible to understand completely
   
   
8. Seb says that jazz music is becoming ______ popular.
   more
   less
   
   
9. Seb wants to own his own club in order to ______.
   save jazz
   meet girls
   make money
   play with other musicians
   
   
10. Mia is excited because ______
    she loves the music
    her aunt will come to L.A.
    she got a TV show audition
    she can quit her job at the coffee shop
    
    
11. Seb invites Mia ______.
    to a movie
    to his apartment
    to meet his sister
    to another jazz club
    
    
12. They say they will go there (Q#11) ______
    in his car
    for research
    with Seb's friends
    so that they can talk
    
    
13. Seb and Mia will meet on Monday night at ______.
    two o'clock
    eight o'clock
    ten o'clock
    twelve o'clock