Life of Mrs. Niggli
Mexican Culture
Common Themes
The Street of the Canon
Extra
100
July 13, 1910
What is Josefina Niggli's birth date?
100
Enchiladas, tacos, and nachos
What are some common Mexican foods?
100
Personal experiences
What her works are based off of?
100
Romeo and Juliet
What is The Street of the Canon regularly compared to?
100
Mexican Village
What is Ms. Niggli's most notable work?
200
Goldie Morgan
What is Josefina's mother name?
200
Most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world
What is Mexico known for?
200
Romance
What is included in most of her stories?
200
Pepe Gonzalez
Who is the protagonist?
200
Teachers in school and her mother
Who encouraged Ms. Niggli's interest in writing?
300
Philosophy
What was Josefina's major in college?
300
Drums, flutes, maracas, sea shells and voices
What are various music makers used in Mexican songs?
300
Plays, novels, and even poetry
What did Ms. Niggli's work consist of?
300
Feud between Don Romeo (and crew) and Sarita and her family
What is antagonist?
300
Sombrero
What is the title of the movie about the life of Ms. Niggli?
400
Cullowhee, Carolina
Where did Josefina Niggli die?
400
Football (soccer)
What is the most popular team sport in Mexico?
400
First Mexican-American woman to write in English on Mexican themes
What is Josefina Niggli most famously known as?
400
Peace offering or infiltration of the village of Hildalgo
What does the cheese represent?
400
Western Carolina University
What is the school that Ms. Niggli taught at in the last few years of her life?
500
1931
What is the year Ms. Niggli graduated from college?
500
Corn or rice
What is the most common grain in Mexican cuisine?
500
Racial, ethnic, and gender equality
What was Ms. Niggli ahead of her time in?
500
Different Mexican villages and the conflict between them
What does the music represent?
500
The two villages and the feud between them
What do the different songs in the story represent?
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