In Brava, Strega Nona! A Heartwarming Pop-Up Book, what special ingredients are championed?

a. Food, friends, patience, life and love

b. Food, family, patience, life, and love

c. Food, friends, patience, life, and generosity

d. Family, friends, patience, life, and love

e. Food, family, friends, life, and love

How did dePaola keep his Strega Nona sequels from becoming monotonous?

b. He introduced new characters

c. He varied his color palette based on the subject of the story

What scene is repeated in Strega Nona: Her Story and Big Anthony: His Story?

b. The scene where Big Anthony arrives at Strega Nona's house

a. The scene where Big Anthony can not stop the pasta pot from making pasta which covers the town

c. The scene where Big Anthony covers the town with bubbles from the bubble bath gift sent from Strega Nona

d. The scene where Big Anthony fears that he has turned Strega Nona into a frog

e. No scene is repeated in the books to avoid the stories from becoming monotonous

. Before writing or illustrating folktales, what important work did dePaola do?

c. He did extensive research to find the “root tale”

a. He traveled to the place the folktale originated

b. He met with authors who had retold the folktales before him

d. He meditated and prayed for inspiration

e. He did not do any preparation for his writing, he let the stories come to him

What art style did dePaola use in Days of the Blackbird?

a. He replicated the style of Italian frescoes

b. He used realistic representation to not take away from the origin of the story

c. He used line drawing illustrations to focus on the words of the story

d. He used sequence illustration inspired by his love for family movies

e. He replicated the style of French expressionists

What is the action in The Legend of the Bluebonnet?

b. A young girl bravely sacrifices her beloved doll to the flames to save her people

a. A young girl asks a bird to stay through the winter months to sing to her ill father

c. The story explains why a coyote howls at the moon

d. Several animals join a boy in a search for a new life

e. A young girl is gifted a bluebonnet as a baby

What colors are used at the beginning of The Legend of the Bluebonnet?

c. Earth tones of browns, tans, and whites

a. A rich palette of blues, yellows, and greens

b. Vibrant colors including reds, yellows, and blues

d. Calming colors including blues, greens, and purple

e. The pictures appeared in black and white to focus on the text of the story

How does dePaola use space and size in Fin M’Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill to enhance the humor of the story?

a. He put the text at the bottom of the page

b. He bordered the pictures with brown and pink

c. He the characters at the crown of their heads

d. He includes small leprechauns and fairies

How did dePaola infuse Mexican elements into The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote?

b. He patterned borders in bright oranges, reds and blues

c. He includes Spanish words into the pictures

d. The background includes stylized cacti, sparse trees, and rolling hills

Which of the following is NOT a method dePaola used to add to his illustrations to liven up Jack?

b. He used vibrant colors to border each page

a. He has animals making sounds that are color coded based on the animal they are from

c. He created specially made rubber stamps based on his own handwriting

d. He included characters from other well-known tales

e. He uses every inch of the pages to showcase Jack’s journey

In Tomie dePaola’s Front Porch Tales and North Country Whoppers how are the stories grouped?

a. By seasons to add a sense of continuity

b. By similar themes and messages in the stories

c. By similar characters found in the stories

e. By similar illustrative techniques

In Jaime O’Rourke and the Pooka, how does dePaola draw attention to the Pooka?

c. He contrasts his round simple faces with a toothy, yellow-eyed, long eared Pooka

a. He uses the space of the page to emphasize the size of the Pooka

b. He used transparent colors to show the ghostly features of the Pooka

d. He used vibrant colors to draw the reader to the intensity of the Pooka

Which of the following gives an example of how dePaola conceived his books with attention to the child’s mind and eye and concern for the ways children process thought?

a. His holiday board books use simple, direct, and unadorned pictures, clear shapes and primary colors

b. He shows the development of the protagonist throughout the story to emphasize growth and maturity

c. His religious biographies contain more sophisticated illustrations and more complete narratives

Which of the following style choices did Tomie NOT make in creating Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland?

b. He used a highly realistic approach

c. He used varied shades of greens, blues, and golds

e. He used frieze-like panels with one incident per image

. In Christopher, the Holy Giant, what was the artistic inspiration for the scene where Christopher is carrying the Christ child across a stormy river?

c. A fresco he found in the basilica of San Petronio in Bologna, Italy

a. The Bible story of Jesus walking on water

b. A painting he saw when he spent a summer in Europe following his graduation for the Pratt Institute

d. He used swirling lines for the ocean to mimic Picasso’s starry night

Which of the following is NOT true of the picture of Christopher carrying the Christ child across a stormy river?

d. Christopher is carrying the Christ child in his arms

a. There is a choir of angels in the sky

c. dePaola used swirling lines to show the waters

e. Christopher is wearing a red cloak

How does dePaola’s depiction of the Mother of God in The Lady of Guadalupe differ from his depiction of her in Mary, the Mother of Jesus?

a. In The Lady of Guadalupe, Mary is a more mature woman saddened by the world’s woes and griefs

b. In Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Mary is a more mature woman saddened by the world’s woes and griefs

c. In Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Mary is depicted in colors and designs found in Mexican folklore

d. In The Lady of Guadalupe, Mary is seen as a shy bride, toa wondrous mother, to a bereaved viewer and to the Holy Mother

e. None of the above - the depictions of Mary are the same in both stories

Why is Mary holding an apple on the cover of Mary, the Mother of Jesus?

b. The apple symbolizes that her son took away the curse of sin

a. The apple symbolizes Even in the Garden of Eden

c. The apple symbolizes that she was conceived without original sin

d. The apple symbolizes life and health

e. The apple is a symbol of growth as she matures throughout the story

What does the window in the Clown of God represent?

a. The redemption of Giovanni and the release of his soul to heaven

b. The townspeople watching Giovanni as he performs his juggling

c. God watching down on Giovanni and smiling as he juggles

What does dePaola use in Song of Francis, Pascual and the Kitchen Angels, Angels, Angels, Everywhere, Let the Whole Earth Sing and Look and Be Grateful to emanate good feelings, positivity and joy?

a. An enlarged first letter on each page

What is the message of The Clown of God?

a. The value of one’s own talents

e. The excitement in a new journey

Which of the following is NOT a category of dePaola’s Christmas stories? Funny tales

b. Illustrated versions of carols

c. Retellings of Christmas stories

d. Poignant tales with a profound message

How do The Christmas Pageant and Tomie dePaola’s Book of Christmas Carols differ in style?

a. The Christmas Pageant uses simple straightforward words to match young children’s understanding

b. Tomie dePaola’s Book of Christmas Carols includes luminescent colors resembling stained glass, stylized folk objects, a formal balance of text art and white space

c. The Christmas Pageant uses vibrant colors to grab the young readers’ attention throughout the story

How did dePaola’s research influence his version of The Night Before Christmas?

a. He set his story in the 1840s to reflect the time period when the poem was first written as a Christmas gift

b. He depicted Saint Nick as pudgy and twinkly-eyed following the trend set by Clement Moore and Washington Irving

c. He illustrated toys that would have been appropriate for the 1800s

How does dePaola create a wintry atmosphere in his illustrations in An Early American Christmas?

a. He uses a vast amount of white space balanced with decorative details

b. He used a soft-hued palette for texture

c. He used a lot of white to whiten the pictures

What is unique about the retelling of the Christmas story in The Birds of Bethlehem?

b. The Nativity Story is told through the perspective of a flock of brightly colored birds

a. It is a collection of autobiographical stories marketed for all ages

c. The Nativity Story is told from the blackbird in The Legend of the Blackbird

d. Unlike his other stories there are no angels included in this story

e. Although birds are in the title, there are no illustrations of birds throughout the story

In Writing Is Like Cooking, what does dePaola compare reducing the liquid to strengthen the flavor of the stock to?

d. Editing down the plot to get the strongest clearest story

a. Coming up with all your ideas

b. Focusing on getting just the best, most clear ideas

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the provenance of Strega Nona?

a. She was based on dePaola's Italian grandmother

b. She was based on Le Befana from the Italian Christmas legend

c. She appeared while dePaola was doodling during a faculty meeting

d. She popped into his head on a drive home

e. dePaola does not remember the provenance of his beloved character

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do the Strega Nona stories take place?

a. Calabria, a southern Italian region

b. Devonshire, a region in Ireland

c. London, England

d. Sorrento, a southern Italian region

e. Assisi, an Italian region

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Strega Nona's secret ingredient?

a. 3 kisses

b. A falling star

c. Tap the pasta bowl 3 times

d. 3 prayers

e. None of the above

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Strega Nona mean in Italian?

a. Pasta grandma

b. Grandma witch

c. Pasta witch

d. Loving grandma

e. Pasta love

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the author suggest makes the Strega Nona collection of books so appealing?

a. The folkloric quality of the tales

b. The silliness and warmhearted truths of the plot

c) Child-friendly directness

d) Brisk lines to create lively action

e) All of the above

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the underlying message of Strega Nona and many of dePaola's books?

a. To listen to your elders

b. Family will always be there to help you

c. Faith should be an important part of your life

d. Love should underscore your work and your life

Patience is a virtue

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an inconsistency found in the Strega Nona books?

a. Her rival changes names from Strega Angelina to Strega Amelia

b. The setting of the stories change

c. A small nearby goat shed appears and disappears

d. Both A and C

e. None of the above

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