Step-by-step explanation:
1. According to the narrator, what "worked" about dish night (reading comprehension)?
- The narrator explains that Dish Night was a successful gimmick to attract audiences to movie theaters during the Great Depression. The offer of free everyday dinnerware with each ticket sold increased the demand for movie tickets, and theater owners made more money.
2. What was "dish night?" (reading comprehension)
- Dish Night was a marketing strategy used by movie theaters during the Great Depression to attract audiences. Theaters would offer free everyday dinnerware, such as coffee cups, saucers, gravy boats, or dinner plates, with each ticket sold. This was made possible through deals between theater owners and manufacturers of finer dinnerware.
3. What does she mean when she refers to the dishes as "everyday?" (connotation)
- When the narrator refers to the dishes as "everyday," she means that they were not fancy or expensive. They were practical items that people would use in their daily lives, and therefore valuable to housewives who wanted to complete their place settings.
4. What was the last dish the girl got before dish night stopped? (reading comprehension)
- The text does not provide information about the last dish the girl got before dish night stopped.
5. Up to this point, what personality traits do you think she possesses? (textual analysis)
- The text does not provide enough information to determine the girl's personality traits.
6. What event prompted dish night to stop? (cultural point of view)
- The text does not explicitly state the event that prompted dish night to stop, but it suggests that the end of the promotion was due to some tragic event that affected the girl and her family.
7. What did the narrator say he was fighting for? (inference)
- The text does not provide information about what the narrator was fighting for.
8. Why do you think that she looks for people who saw the movies during dish night? (textual analysis)
- The girl's search for people who saw the movies during dish night may be an attempt to connect with others who shared the same experience. It may also be a way for her to reminisce about a happier time in her life before the tragic event that ended dish night.
9. What clues are there that something very sad has happened?" (Textual analysis, citing evidence)
- The text hints at something tragic that happened to the girl and her family, but does not provide explicit details. Clues include the girl's sadness and her search for people who saw the movies during dish night, as well as the broken pieces of pottery that she keeps and cherishes.
10. What sad thing do you think may have happened? (Textual evidence)
- The text does not provide enough information to determine what sad thing may have happened, but it suggests that it was something that affected the girl and her family deeply.
11. What do you think the broken pieces of pottery symbolize? (textual analysis) What words would you use to describe the tone of the piece? (tone)
- The broken pieces of pottery may symbolize the shattered dreams and hopes of the girl and her family. The tone of the piece is nostalgic and bittersweet, with a hint of sadness.
12. Is this piece sexist in any way? What is the evidence that says so? (cultural experiences)
- The text does not contain any evidence of sexism.