Read “Eating Chili Peppers” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Reasons According to the author, why do men in rural areas of Mexico eat chili peppers?
2. Details What are the beneficial health effects of eating chili peppers?
3. Attitude What is the author’s attitude toward those who eat chili peppers?
4. Explanation How is eating chili peppers a benign form of masochism?
5. Thesis What is the author’s thesis? Is it stated or implied?
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).