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WorksheetsMy Achilles’ Meal — Selection Test
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 23mins
Identify the choice that best answers the question. Which of the following best describes the author’s character during the events in “My Achilles’ Meal”?
She is young and not yet capable of making wise choices.
She is badly behaved and not able to follow important rules.
She is sophisticated and understands everything that is happening.
She is clever and able to convince others to give her what she wants.
Identify the choice that best answers the question. In “My Achilles’ Meal,” why is the author spending the day away from her family?
Her parents are at work.
Her parents are on vacation.
Her parents are attending a funeral.
Her parents want her to have new experiences.
Identify the choice that best answers the question. In “My Achilles’ Meal,” what food does the author eat a lot of?
cherry syrup
French fries
yogurt
sugar
In “My Achilles’ Meal,” how does getting unlimited access to her favorite food make the author feel? Choose two answers.
sick
scared
excited
curious
confused
Identify the choice that best answers the question. Which of the following best illustrates the meaning of concoctions?
Ted plays games that he designed.
Ted eats a variety of his favorite foods.
Ted discusses some topics that interest him.
Ted invents recipes by stirring new things together.
Identify the choice that best answers the question. If you are a glutton for television, what is most likely true?
You act in television shows.
You watch too much television.
You have responsible television habits.
You are picky about what you watch on television.
Identify the choice that best answers the question. If you have a portion of a bench, which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of portion.
Only part of the bench is yours.
You have the bench to yourself.
Only one bench exists in the area.
You visit the same bench every day.
Identify the choice that best answers the question. Read the following passage from “My Achilles’ Meal.” Once again, I was speechless. My father never, under any circumstance, bought me more than one toy per shopping trip. I assumed there was a law that set shopping limits. Little did I know that this rule existed only in my father’s frugal kingdom. How does the author’s reaction to getting two toys most clearly relate to what happens later in the memoir?
It hints at how she will react when offered other things she does not usually get.
It reveals how determined she is to have fun during her time with Farah.
It explains why she is so hungry by the time she gets to Farah’s house.
It shows that she will respect her own family’s way of doing things.
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A According to “My Achilles’ Meal,” why did Tavoos most likely feed the author so much food?
Cooking is Tavoos’s favorite thing to do.
In Tavoos’s culture, a host is expected to offer guests food.
Tavoos felt sorry for Firoozeh and wanted to make her feel better.
In Tavoos’s culture, a host is expected to let children have whatever they want.
Part B Which quotation from “My Achilles’ Meal” most clearly supports the answer to Part A?
That day, Tavoos took me by her shriveled little hand and told me that she was so happy that I would be spending the day with her.
No matter what time of the day you go into the home of an Iranian, you will be offered food.
She disappeared into the kitchen while I went into an adjoining room to play with my new toys.
Tavoos smiled even more broadly and asked me if I wanted more.
Part A According to “My Achilles’ Meal,” why did the author eat so much?
She was trying to prove a point to everyone.
She was afraid of offending the host if she stopped.
She was never allowed to have her favorite food at home.
She was not mature enough to know when she had had too much.
Part B Which sentence from “My Achilles’ Meal” best supports the answer to Part A?
I wasn’t sure why she was stating the obvious, so I nodded and kept eating.
As I finished the second plate, Tavoos beamed and asked me if I wanted more.
“She wanted them,” Tavoos replied, underestimating my total lack of common sense in selecting healthy portion sizes.
Farah gathered up my new toys while Tavoos kissed me and told me how much she’d enjoyed spending the day with me.
