authors biography Flashcards

1

Who is Eloise Greenfield?

a painter
a costume desinger
a builder
an author

2

If someone wants to become a writer they should...

practice playing the violin
read lots of books
write every day
go to the hot dog stand every day

3

What does Gary Soto write about?

dinosaurs
his life growing up
his dogs
his time living in Africa

4

What was the reason Eve wrote The Two Giants?

to make them think about dinosuars
to make people laugh
to persuade people to buy her books
to tell the folktale

5

Where was Eve Bunting born?

California
Texas
San Diego
Northern Ireland

6

Why do authors write books?

to inform people
all of the above
to persuade people
to entertain people

7

What did Eloise think was missing in the library?

comfy chairs
a wheelchair ramp
books about dinosuars
books about African Americans

8

What character trait should a writer have?

silly
weak
confident
scared

9

What is a tradition in Northern Ireland?

storytelling
reading about dinosaurs
making hats with paper
farming

10

What did Gary Soto want to do as a job when he was young?

study dinosaurs and fossils
be a farmer
write books
travel around the world

11

What was very close to Eloise's childhood home?

the supermarket
a school
the public library
the playground

12

Who did Eve move to California with?

her husband and three children
her bunny
her dogs
her husband and one child

13

What character trait should a writer NOT have?

brave
scared
sad
diligent

14

Why did Eve start writing books?

she had three children
she was homesick
she wanted to make money
she wanted people to think her way

15

What was Eve's first book?

The Two Giants
The Bunny and the Giant
Go Dog Go
The Cat and The Hat

authors biography

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authors biography

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