Examining the Reading

Read “Eating Chili Peppers” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

Question 13.26

1. Reasons According to the author, why do men in rural areas of Mexico eat chili peppers?

Question 13.27

2. Details What are the beneficial health effects of eating chili peppers?

Question 13.28

3. Attitude What is the author’s attitude toward those who eat chili peppers?

Question 13.29

4. Explanation How is eating chili peppers a benign form of masochism?

Question 13.30

5. Thesis What is the author’s thesis? Is it stated or implied?

Question 13.31

6. Vocabulary Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading: gastronomic (para. 1), palate (2), benign (4), masochism (4), and aficionados (4).

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