Hunger in New York City / Simon Ortiz

Test Practice

Identify Main Ideas

With your partner, discuss how to answer these questions about the selection.

1. For what does the speaker hunger?
a. food
b. a familiar way of life
c. the busy city streets
d. new technology


What is the correct answer to the question above? How did the information you gathered during reading help you eliminate incorrect answers?

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