SCOPE: How Tacos Conquered America & The Story of Spaghetti

Choose the word that is LEAST similar in meaning to the word "staple."

• basic

• necessary

• nonessential

• standard

Choose the word that is LEAST similar in meaning to the word "expertise."

• inexperience

• understanding

• proficient

• mastery

Choose the best ending to each sentence. A person might file a patent for ________________.

• a. their new puppy

• b. a flying car they invented

Choose the best ending to each sentence. A country’s economy mainly involves its ________________.

• a. goods and services

• b. land and borders

Choose the best ending to each sentence. If a meal is served in courses, it is ________________.

• a. made up of multiple dishes

• b. eaten quickly

A traditional story ________________.

• a. has been told over and over for years

• b. is fresh, original, and surprising

In "How Tacos Conquered America," the section ___ helps explain___.

Choose two.

• "Iceberg and Cheddar"; how traditional Mexican tacos changed in America.

• "The First Tacos"; how the taco fryer changed tacos.

• "A New Fast Food"; where other types of fast food come from.

• "America Loves Tacos"; how popular tacos still are in America.

Author Mary Kate Frank writes that "a new way of eating was sweeping the country: fast food." She means fast food was ___.

• a. cleaning up the country

• b. growing in popularity

• c. confusing people

• d. helping people

What is main purpose of the sidebar "American Classics"? (look at p.13)

• a. to explain the influence America has had on food in other countries

• b. to compare and contrast American food with food around the world

• c. to explain the origins of several popular American dishes

• to explain where doughnuts came from

Consider this line: "Rather than eating one dish at a time, courses were combined." This detail helps explain_.

• a. why Italians did not eat much meat

• b. why Chef Boyardee became popular in America

• c. how Italians traditionally ate their meals

• d. how spaghetti and meatballs ended up on the same place.