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Question

Read the following passage from page 201:

"There is something triumphant about a really disgusting meal. It lingers in the memory with a lurid glow, just as something exalted is remembered with a kind of mellow brilliance."

What is the meaning of the word lurid as it is used in the text?
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Responses

surprising
surprising

horrifying
horrifying

faint
faint

bitter
bitter

According to Colwin, how are bad meals in restaurants different from bad meals at dinner parties?
(1 point)
Responses

Restaurants charge money.
Restaurants charge money.

Restaurants have professional chefs.
Restaurants have professional chefs.

Restaurants do not invite people to eat there.
Restaurants do not invite people to eat there.

Restaurants do not serve everyone the same thing.

What is the most likely reason that Colwin and Richard Davies go to the Pizza Express after the Scottish man's dinner party?
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Responses

The didn't eat anything at the dinner party.
The didn't eat anything at the dinner party.

They felt hungry again after the dinner party.
They felt hungry again after the dinner party.

They wanted to be alone after the dinner party.
They wanted to be alone after the dinner party.

They didn't get enough to eat at the dinner party.

What is Richard's explanation for why the dish his Scottish friend served was so bad?
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Responses

He says it was a mean dish.
He says it was a mean dish.

He says it was a cheap dish.
He says it was a cheap dish.

He says it was a genius dish.
He says it was a genius dish.

He says it was a foreign dish.

Read the following passage from pages 203-204:

" 'How pretty,' I said. 'What kind are they?'
'They're medieval fish pies,' she said. 'A variation on starry gazey pie.' Starry gazey pie is one in which the crust is slit so that the whole baked eels within can poke their nasty little heads out and look at the pie crust stars with which the top is supposed to be festooned.
'Oh,' I said, swallowing hard. 'In what way do they vary?'
'Well, I couldn't get eel,' said my hostess. 'So I got squid, flounder, apples, onions, lots of cinnamon, and something called galingale. It's kind of like frankincense.'
'I see,' I said."

How is Colwin most likely feeling when he says, "I see"?
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Responses

puzzled
puzzled

fearful
fearful

curious
curious

admiring
admiring

Which detail from the passage best supports your answer to question 5?
(1 point)
Responses

" 'How pretty,' I said."
" 'How pretty,' I said."

" 'What kind are they?' "
" 'What kind are they?' "

" 'Oh,' I said, swallowing hard."
" 'Oh,' I said, swallowing hard."

" 'In what way do they vary?' "

Read the following passage from page 205:

"As it appears to be traditional with me, a large pizza was the real end of this grisly experience.
But every once in a while, an execrable meal drags on way past the closing times of most pizzerias. You straggle home starving, exhausted, abused in body and spirit."

Which word is an antonym of the word execrable as it is used in the text?
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Responses

terrific
terrific

meaningful
meaningful

hilarious
hilarious

fascinating

Which statement best expresses Colwin's purpose in this text?
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Responses

to inform readers about unusual recipes
to inform readers about unusual recipes

to teach readers how to cook simple dishes
to teach readers how to cook simple dishes

to entertain readers with stories of bad meals
to entertain readers with stories of bad meals

to persuade readers to host better dinner parties

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Answer 1

Sure! Here are the answers to all of your questions based on the provided passages:

1. What is the meaning of the word lurid as it is used in the text?

   • horrifying

2. According to Colwin, how are bad meals in restaurants different from bad meals at dinner parties?

   • Restaurants charge money.

3. What is the most likely reason that Colwin and Richard Davies go to the Pizza Express after the Scottish man's dinner party?

   • They felt hungry again after the dinner party.

4. What is Richard's explanation for why the dish his Scottish friend served was so bad?

   • He says it was a mean dish.

5. How is Colwin most likely feeling when he says, "I see"?

   • puzzled

6. Which detail from the passage best supports your answer to question 5?

   • "Oh," I said, swallowing hard.

7. Which word is an antonym of the word execrable as it is used in the text?

   • terrific

8. Which statement best expresses Colwin's purpose in this text?

   • to entertain readers with stories of bad meals

Let me know if you need any further assistance!