Benny West

Benny used ______ to make his first pictures.

• a camera

• a paintbrush

• a computer

• a pencil

How did Benny's father react when he saw Benny's drawings?

• He was angry and disappointed.

• He was proud and supportive.

• He was indifferent and uninterested.

• He was confused and curious.

Read the passage 'How Benny West Learned to Be a Painter' by Edward Eggleston. What did Benny's cousin send him from the city?

• A set of paints

• A book on painting

• A canvas

• A paintbrush

Read the passage 'How Benny West Learned to Be a Painter' by Edward Eggleston. Why did Benny not go to school?

• He was sick.

• He had to work.

• He was not interested.

• He was too young.

Benny West's mother did not punish him because:

• she was too tired

• she didn't know what he did

• she thought it was not a big deal

• she had already punished him earlier

Where did Benny West go to study art?

• Paris School of Art

• New York Art Institute

• London College of Arts

• Berlin Art Academy

Who became the king's painter in England?

• Hans Holbein the Younger

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

What did Benny West use to make his paints when he was a little Quaker boy?

What is one main idea of the passage?

• Native Americans taught West how to make his own colors.

• West moved to Philadelphia to study art.

• West’s love of painting led him to fame as an adult.

• The King of England admired West’s paintings.

What is the meaning of the word indigo in paragraph 4?

• dye from a plant

• a type of paintbrush

• the act of mixing paint

• a thick canvas