The Worlds of Tomie dePaola Part 5 & 6 Quiz

Which of the following is found on the front matter, half-title page and final illustration in Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose?

• a. A young girl

• b. A young boy

• c. A goose

• d. A book

• e. All of the above

 Which of the following is found on the first page of text in Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose?

• a. A smiling, bonneted woman beckoning to a large white bird

• b. Mother Goose in flight on the goose’s back

• c. A young boy and girl reading on a pillowed bench

• d. A young girl reading aloud to a boy who is holding a white goose

• e. Two children fast asleep, a book spread across the girl’s lap and Mother Goose in the sky

Who first suggested that dePaola create a Mother Goose book of his own?

• a. Tomie dePaola always wanted to create his own version of the classic

• b. dePaola’s London editor, Joy Backhouse

• c. Editor Margaret Frith

• d. The idea came about while Tomie was doodling in a faculty meeting

 According to dePaola, how does one go about turning an old theme into a unique new rendition?

• a. The design factor

• b. Introducing new characters

• c. Sequence illustration

• d. Changing the plot

• e. Adding borders to the pages

 How did dePaola research for his own rendition of Mother Goose?

• a. He only read and took advice from the classic verses by Peter and Iona Opie

• b. He looked for the root tale

• c. He read every version of every verse he could find

• d. He did not research, he wrote from the heart

• e. He traveled the world to find every version of the text

Which of the following best describes dePaola’s illustrations in his version of Mother Goose?

• a. Dark brown lines

• b. Stylized figures and settings

• c. Simple shapes and clarity of composition

• d. Borders on each page

• e. A, B and C

How many illustrations are found in Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose?

• a. 5

• b. 56

• c. 128

• d. More than 300

• e. More than 500

What was Nanette Stevenson’s contribution to Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose?

• a. She contributed her own illustrations to incorporate with dePaola’s

• b. She created a grid to create natural flow and harmony

• c. She helped to add the borders to each page

• d. She suggested dePaola use dark brown lines

• e. Both B and D

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose?

• a. Glasses

• b. An apron

• c. A debonair hat

• d. Brown hair

• e. Bright red stockings

Which colors can be found in Tomie dePaola’s color scheme for Mother Goose?

• a. Clear pinks

• b. Violets

• c. Blues

• d. Goldenrods

• e. All of the above