| Why did Jamie not fit in at his new school? |
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| who gave Jamie the nickname “Mutt” and why? |
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| Toby- he had to clean up after everyone |
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| Was Mr.Handel rich or poor? How can you tell? |
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| rich- by the way he dresses and looks |
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| How did Jamie help his mother at night? |
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| he would clean his, and her client’s, houses |
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| Explain what is meant by the title “Handel’s Last Chance” |
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| if he didn’t get a lot of money he would be in too much debt |
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| If Jamie stayed in school, he wanted Mr. Handel to teach him something he knew nothing about- what was that? |
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| how to read and understand music |
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| How did Handel happen to hear Jamie singing for the first time? |
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| he was washing the stairs and singing |
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True or false
with limited ability, Jamie was asked to read a passage from a Shakespeare play in front of his class |
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true or false
jamie burned a whole in Handel’s choir robe while ironing it for his mother |
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true or false
because he was exhausted, jamie sang out of tune when he auditioned for handel’s choir |
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true or false
being accused of stealing of handel’s gold watch, jamie was thrown in jail |
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true or false
through the jail window, jamie’s friend got his attention by clapping his hands in a certain way |
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| handel composed vical music with texts in ______ |
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| handel wrote many _____ and _______ |
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| while living in Italy, Handel wrote music for _____ ______ |
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| handel write the messiah in approximately __ ________ |
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true or false
the text of the messiah is from the bible |
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| handel was born in _____, but later became a citizen of ____ |
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| At the time of his death, Handel’s operas were thought to be old fashioned. Many were not performed again until the _____ |
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| Handel’s oratorios were especially popular in ____ and _____ |
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True or false
Handle composed almost as fast as he could write the notes |
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