Week 21 Quiz

Kadir Nelson and Carmen Lomas Garza’s works both __________.

• celebrate their individual heritage

• teach children about new cultures

• describe how the West was settled

• focus on Mexican-American history

Which sentence best states a central idea about the work of Tomie dePaola?

• Tomie dePaola sang songs about immigrants.

• Tomie dePaola carved statues of famous settler

• Tomie dePaola shared his culture through essays.

• Tomie dePaola wrote books about many heritages

What is the focus of Kadir Nelson’s work?

• The effects of war on American Indian culture

• The formation and growth of the Texas Republic.

• Life in North America before European exploration.

• Point of view and experiences of African Americans.

Match each artist to their work

What can the reader infer about the author’s heritage from this passage?

• She lived in a big city as a child.

• She grew up with cousins nearby.

• Her family settled in a remote area.

• Her father was a traveling salesman.

How did Diane Gonzales Bertrand include Tejano elements in her stories?

• Her characters speak with Irish accents

• She writes poems about the pioneer days

• The stories are about important Americans.

• Pieces of Mexican and Texan culture are used

Laura Wilder wrote the "Little House" series of books to show what life was like for _____.

• Native Americans

• pioneers

• Italians

• Hispanics

Diane Gonzales Bertrand wrote books about her Tejano heritage.

• True

• False

Tomie dePaola was _____.

• an American Indian painter

• an author and illustrator

• a Mexican-American sculptor

Carmen Lomas Garza was punished for speaking ____ in an American school. She used her experiences to create painting of families making tamales and dancing to Tejano music.

• French

• Spanish

• English