Candy

Which of the following could be a new title for "How Candy Conquered America"?

• "The History of American Candy"

• "Milton Hershey Makes Millions"

• "Necco Wafer Makeover"

• "How to Make Lozenges"

What does the word remedies mean in the sentence "Like most pharmacists at the time, Chase made his own remedies"?

• candies, treats

• medicines, treatments

• machines, inventions

• bread and cereal

Which clue in the text helps you understand the meaning of remedies?

• "His most popular medicines were lozenges..."

• "And even those were hard to find."

• "The candy was an immediate hit."

• "Civil War soldiers carried candies in their pockets along with bullets and gunpowder."

What problem did Oliver Chase's invention solve?

• Lozenges tasted bad

• Making lozenges took a long time

• Lozenges did not cure headaches

• Very few people liked candy

Which line from the text supports the answer to question 4?

• "So most lozenges were covered with a hard candy shell."

• "Each one had to be shaped by hand like a tiny cookie."

• "The hard, quarter-sized sugar wafers were sold in stacks."

• "His Hershey's Kisses and bars became best sellers."

How did Chase's machine change the cost of candy in America?

• The cost of candy stayed the same

• Chewy candy was cheaper, but the price of chocolate increased

• Candy became more expensive

• Candy became much cheaper.

The claim that every Milky Way bar contained a glass of milk _________.

• is true

• is false

• was true in the 1920s but is false today

• is true of milk-chocolate bars but not of dark-chocolate bars

Which type of candy is mentioned in both "How Candy Conquered America" and "When Candy Was a Healthy Meal"?

• Snickers

• Hershey's Kisses

• Milky Way

• Gummi Bears

What is a main idea of the article "How Candy Conquered America"?

• Gummi Bears came to America from Germany.

• Once it was possible to sell candy cheaply, it became a big business.

• About 70 years ago, most people thought candy was a healthy meal.

• Necco Wafers are still made in Boston.

Oliver Chase's invention helped candymakers ______.

• create colorful candy

• form lozenges that cured headaches and sore throats

• make better-tasting lozenges

• produce candy quickly and sell it cheaply