Question

Las Papas
Julio Ortega



1 At first, when he began to care for the child all by himself, he tried to simplify the ordeal of meals by going out to the corner restaurant. But he soon found that if he tried to cook something passed the time, and he also amused himself with the child’s curiosity

2 He picked up the cut slices. There wasn't much more to discover in them. It wasn't necessary to expect anything more of them than the density they already possessed, a crude cleanliness that was the earth's flavor. But that same sense transformed them right there in his hands, a secret flowering, uncovered by him in the kitchen. It was as if he discovered one of the lost varieties of the Andean potato: the one that belonged to him, wondering, at noon.

3 When the chicken began to fry in the skillet, the boy returned, attracted by its aroma. The man was in the midst of making the salad

4 "Where's this food come from?" the child asked, realizing it was a different recipe.

5 "Peru," he replied.

6 "Not Italy?" said the child, surprised.

7 "I'm cooking another recipe now," he explained. "Potatoes come from Peru. You know that, right?"

8 "Yeah, but I forgot it."

9 "They're really good, and there are all kinds and flavors. Remember mangoes? You really used to like them when we went to see your grandparents."

10 "I don't remember them either. I only remember the lion in the zoo."

11 "You don't remember the tree in Olivar Park?"

12 "Uh-huh. I remember that."

13 "We're going back there next summer, to visit the whole family."

14 "What if there's an earthquake?"

15 The boy went for his Spanish reader and sat down at the kitchen table. He read the resonantresonant-having the ability to evoke or suggest enduring images, memories, or emotions names out loud, names that were also like an unfinished history, and the man had to go over to him every once in a while to help explain one thing or another.

16 He tasted the sauce for the amount of salt, then added a bit of tarragontarragon-a perennial plant of the daisy family, with narrow aromatic leaves that are used as a culinary herb, whose intense perfume was delightful, and a bit of marjorammarjoram-an aromatic southern European plant of the mint family, the leaves of which are used as a culinary herb; another term for oregano, a sweeter aroma.

17 He noticed how, outside, the light trapped by a tree slipped out from the blackened greenness of the leaves, now spilling onto the grass on the hill where their apartment ho

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Which piece of evidence from the passage supports the answer selected in Question #1?

A. “‘I’m cooking another recipe now,’ he explained.” (paragraph 7)


B. “‘I only remember the lion in the zoo.’” (paragraph 10)


C. “The boy went for his Spanish reader and sat down at the kitchen table.” (paragraph 15)


D. “Or did he suspect that one day his son's meal would be refused by his own son when he served it?” (paragraph 20)

Answer 4

What is the most significant realization the father has as he prepares the meal?

A. His relationship with his son is based on his skill as a cook.


B. His own past is reflected in the present moment.


C. His mother supported his reaction at dinner.


D. His father was hurt by his thoughtless behavior

Answer 5

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @kervenjnpierre
Which piece of evidence from the passage supports the answer selected in Question #1?

A. “‘I’m cooking another recipe now,’ he explained.” (paragraph 7)


B. “‘I only remember the lion in the zoo.’” (paragraph 10)


C. “The boy went for his Spanish reader and sat down at the kitchen table.” (paragraph 15)


D. “Or did he suspect that one day his son's meal would be refused by his own son when he served it?” (paragraph 20)
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ok so whats the first question then if this is based on that question