Cuestionario sobre Hot Dogs y Definiciones

How does the author support the idea that Coney Island hot dogs are among the favorites in the United States?

• Describing the history of Coney Island hot dogs

• Detailing how Coney Island hot dogs have changed over the years

• Listing the ingredients included in a Coney Island hot dog

• Explaining how the demand for Coney Island hot dogs increased

Which definition number best corresponds to the way 'triumph' is used in paragraph 1?

• Card in a game

• A great success

• Entrance to a city

• Work of art

What key idea is supported by the details in paragraph 1?

• Feltman missed the food from his native country of Germany.

• Feltman realized that the beach was the best place to open a business.

• Feltman paid attention to what his customers wanted.

• Feltman enjoyed inventing new products for people.

Which sentences from paragraph 1 best support the answer to Part A? Select TWO correct answers.

• Most food historians attribute the invention of this American favorite food to the German immigrant Charles Feltman.

• Feltman sold bread to bathers on the famous Coney Island in New York.

• He soon realized that hungry visitors would pay generously for a healthy snack they could hold in their hand.

• Demand was so high that Feltman went from a cart in 1869 to a permanent stand in 1871.

Which sentence from paragraph 3 best shows that Nathan Handwerker was a smart businessman?

• Nathan Handwerker, a Polish immigrant, worked for Feltman for years.

• In 1916, Handwerker opened a hot dog stand at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues.

• He sold his hot dogs for five cents, half the price of Feltman's.

• Soon, Nathan's famous hot dogs became even more popular and more profitable than Feltman's.

Why does the author use the box in the text?

• To contrast the information presented in the text

• To provide information not presented in the text

• To confirm the information presented in the text

• To explain difficult concepts in the text

The author uses the photograph above the first paragraph to —

• show the clothing styles worn by people in the 1900s

• provide an image of what a Coney Island hot dog looked like

• show the long lines that frequently formed at a hot dog cart

• provide an image of what a hot dog cart looked like in the 1900s

What is probably the reason the author uses the word 'confusing' in paragraph 7?

• To highlight how Coney Island hot dogs in Detroit are difficult to prepare

• To reinforce the detail that Gust Keros and Bill Keros immigrated to the United States to open a hot dog stand

• To emphasize the point that it is unclear who popularized the Coney Island hot dog in Detroit

• To confirm the idea that Coney Island hot dogs will continue to be consumed for many years

In paragraph 1, the prefix extra- helps the reader determine that the word extraordinary means —

• beyond ordinary

• capable of being ordinary

• contrary to being ordinary

• extremely ordinary