Dish Night Critical Reading Quiz

What is the overall theme of the passage?

• Dishes are an important part of a functioning household.

• War has historically put a tremendous strain on families.

• Regular date nights are an essential part of a healthy relationship.

• Plans for the future do not always go as expected.

• People should not put so much value on material things.

What event was happening during the time of the passage?

• Civil War

• Korean War

• World War I

• World War II

• Vietnam War

For the characters in the passage, “Dish Night” was a

• chance for them to spend time together.

• plan for them to start a family.

• time for them to share their interest in dish collecting.

• foundation of tradition in their relationship.

• chance for them to stay up to date about current events.

What is the significance of the line “[she] never failed to mention we were a few pieces shy of the full set”?

• Her dream of a family was not complete without him.

• She wanted him to bring home more dishes from Europe.

• Dish night had stopped because of shortage caused by the war.

• They never had the pieces she needed to complete her dish set.

• She broke the dishes that they got on dish nights.

When the boy sees “broken pieces of crockery” and “drifts of smashed china,” this is important because it means

• he is heartbroken over the loss of his beloved.

• the war caused a lot of destruction all across the world.

• good dishes were going to be a luxury after the war.

• the dream of starting a family is interrupted while he is away.

• he was scared that she was going to break the dishes.

Though the dream of having a family is not fully achieved at the end, the boy and girl continue to be hopeful and work towards it. What shows this?

• his return from the war

• her letters to him

• the thousands of dishes

• memories of dish night

• the sky spread with clouds

“[A]t a Sunday matinee” means the character arrived at the theatre during

• the last showing.

• the daytime.

• an exclusive showing.

• the nighttime.

• the first showing.

In context, the word “crockery” most means

• dishes.

• silverware.

• seashells.

• shell casings.

• torn paper.