Strega Nona

Why did Strega Nona put a sign up in town square.

• She had lost her magic broom.

• She did not want the townspeople to come to her with their troubles.

• She was trying to sell her goat.

• She needed someone to help with her keep her little house and garden.

The pot stopped boiling and the pasta came to a halt when Strega Nona

• Stirred the boiling water with her magic spoon

• Clapped her hands and stomped her foot

• Danced around the pot and blew on the fire

• Sang the magic song and blew three kisses

Strega Nona told Anthony he must never

• a touch the pasta

• pick her flowers

• sweep with the broom

• milk the cow

What happened when Anthony told the townspeople about the pasta?

• They went to find Strega Nona to tattle on him.

• They laughed at him and said he was telling a lie.

• They helped him roll out the dough and make more pasta.

• They tried to make magic pasta in their pots at home.

After the pasta stopped, Strega Nona told Anthony to

• Rake up the mess

• Fill the pot with fresh water

• Start eating

• Make sauce

What did Big Anthony forget to do when he wanted the pasta to stop?

• blow three kisses

• throw a bone in the pot

• blow bubbles

• throw in a piece of bread

What is the author's purpose for writing the story?

• to inform us how to make spaghetti

• to explain how to make spaghetti

• to entertain us with a story about an old lady who could do magic

What is the genre of Strega Nona?

• nonfiction

• play

• fiction

• poem

Why did all the people from Calebria go to see Strega Nona?

• She would cure their problems with magic.

• She would tell them their future.

• She would do their laundry.

• To hear wonderful stories.

What did Big Anthony do once Strega Nona left town?

• He read.

• Watched TV

• Went shopping

• He sang to the pasta pot and made it make pasta.