Starting From Scratch/Homemade Hot Sauce
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- Q1Which phrase from paragraph 1 best serves as an antonym context clue for the word refined?weeding his gardensold his housewho loved numberslet his hair run wild120s
- Q2Paragraphs 1 through 3 are important to the story because they establish that Anthony —thinks that Mom should not worry about Grandpa’s new activitiesis surprised to learn about Grandpa’s change in behaviorprefers talking to the serious Grandpa he has always knownwants Grandpa to teach him how to maintain a garden120s
- Q3In paragraph 5, Anthony chooses not to mention the ready-made pesto most likely because he —thinks it does not look as good as the kind he usually buys at the grocery storerealizes that Grandpa is excited about making homemade pestobelieves that Grandpa’s homemade pesto will be more flavorfulknows that using a ready-made pesto means he would not get to spend time with Grandpa120s
- Q4By telling the story from the first-person point of view, the author helps the reader understand —why Grandpa’s life is different from that of his parentshow Grandpa feels about living by himself in the old cottagehow all the characters feel about their Italian heritagewhy Anthony enjoys Grandpa’s cooking despite the taste120s
- Q5What can the reader conclude about Grandpa from his actions in the story?He wishes his daughter would cook Italian food for him.He misses living and working in the suburbs.He regrets his career working as a banker.He wants to reconnect with his Italian roots.120s
- Q6Read this information about the origin of the word perennial: from Latin per-, meaning “throughout,” + annus,meaning “year." This information helps the reader determine that the word perennial in line 9 means —not easily avoidedhighly desirablecontinually presentnot measurable120s
- Q7In the first stanza, the poet uses the metaphor of a hunt to emphasize that Mother is —eager to finish her shopping and begin preparing the hot saucedetermined to find just the right peppers to use in her hot sauceskillful at combining many different ingredients in her recipescompeting with other shoppers at the market for the best produce120s
- Q8The words “patiently,” “pounds,” and “promptly” in the second stanza highlight Mother’s —desire to improveeagerness to finish her workneed for assistancedevotion to her task120s
- Q9The poet uses present tense throughout the poem to convey that —the speaker wishes she were young againthe memory makes the speaker feel childlikethe memory is vivid to the speakerthe speaker wants to visit the market again soon120s
- Q10Based on the details in the poem, the reader can conclude that Mother —wants her daughter to learn to make hot saucemakes hot sauce for her family every dayspends the entire day making hot saucetakes making hot sauce for her family seriously120s
- Q11In what way are the topics of the story and the poem similar?Both provide details about preparing food in a traditional way.Both show that homemade food tastes better than ready-made food.Both describe how to select a variety of ingredients when planning a meal.Both highlight that young people know less about preparing food than adults.120s
- Q12How does Anthony in the story differ from the speaker in the poem?Anthony is thankful for Grandpa’s efforts, while the speaker in the poem seems indifferent to Mother’s work.Anthony is surprised that Grandpa is cooking, while the speaker in the poem expects Mother to act the way she does.Anthony is amused by Grandpa’s actions, while the speaker in the poem is concerned about Mother’s behavior.Anthony is encouraging of Grandpa’s new interests, while the speaker in the poem worries about Mother’s traditional ways.120s
- Q13Unlike Grandpa in the story, Mother in the poemuses special equipment to make her homemade sauceseems very experienced at preparing her own saucemakes her homemade sauce with freshly picked produceprepares the hot sauce to be used for dinner that night120s
- Q14The ending of the story and the ending of the poem are similar because both Anthony and the speaker —take comfort in observing a family member doing something with lovewish they could help their family member perform a routine chorelearn how to do something interesting by watching a family memberunderstand the significance of a specific cultural tradition120s
- Q15Grandpa in the story and Mother in the poem would most likely agree that —doing something the old way is always bettercooking meals with others takes too much timemaking food from scratch can be very satisfyingliving in the country is better than living in the city120s