The Worlds of Tomie dePaola parts 3-4

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

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

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

What does Strega Nona mean in Italian?

• a. Pasta grandma

• b. Grandma witch

• c. Pasta witch

• d. Loving grandma

• e. Pasta love

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

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

 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

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?

• a. He varied the page layouts

• b. He introduced new characters

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

• d. Both A and C

• e. All of the above

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

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

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

• 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