Strega Nona

What does the name Strega Nona mean?

• magic one
• Magic Witch
• Grandma Witch

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Why did Strega Nona post a sign in the town square?

• for help with her house and garden
• for help fixing her pasta pot
• for making pasta for dinner

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Who did Strega Nona hire for the job?

• Amelia
• Big John
• Big Anthony

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Why did people come to Strega Nona?

• to pick vegetables from her garden
• to milk and feed the goat
• headaches, husbands, and warts

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What did Strega Nona do to get the pasta pot to bubble and boil?

• blow three kisses
• sing a song
• read a poem

How did Strega Nona get the pasta pot to stop making pasta?

• sing a song and blow three kisses
• blow three kisses and put on the lid
• sing a song and unplug the pasta pot

What was the one thing Strega Nona told Big Anthony to never do?

• touch her pasta pot
• feed pasta for the townspeople
• make pasta for the townspeople

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What did Big Anthony do when Strega Nona went to see Strega Amelia?

• He got the pot down to use it.
• He invited the townspeople over for a cookout.
• He rode Strega Nona's goat to town.

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What did the townspeople do when Big Anthony told them about the magic pasta pot?

• told him they already knew that
• invited him to supper
• laughed at him

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Why couldn't Big Anthony get the pasta pot to stop making pasta?

• He couldn't find the plug to unplug it.
• He didn't know the pasta recipe.
• He didn't know to blow three kisses.

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