Beautiful Shades of Brown

Who was Laura Wheeler Waring?

• a famous artist

• a famous actor

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What was Laura's favorite color to paint with?

• the many shades of grey

• the many shades of red

• the many shades of brown

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What did Laura enjoy painting when she was a child?

• the people she loved-- her family members

• nature -- the trees and the sky

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True or False: When Laura was ten years old, there were paintings of black people in museums.

• True

• False

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Why did Laura go to Paris?

• for a vacation

• to study art

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Who was the first black person to sing in the White House?

• Marian Anderson

• Alice Dunbar Nelson

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Who was Laura asked to paint?

• government leaders

• important black people

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Where were Laura's portraits of famous black people hung?

• in a museum-- the National Portrait Gallery

• in her home

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What can you infer about Laura?

• she gave up easily on her dreams

• she was persistent- she didn't give up easily

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