16.
read the passage.
what is "nougat"? you've seen the ads on television. a voice entices you with words like "rich milk chocolate" and "
peanuts." wait! what exactly is it?
traditional vanilla nougat is made from egg whites, sugar, honey, almonds, pistachio nuts, vanilla, and sometimes ca
candy makers depart from the traditional recipe by using lots of corn syrup and sucrose. and they add vegetable fat
second thought, maybe we're better off not knowing what nougat is.
what is the author's viewpoint on nougat?
negative
neutral
positive
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Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house