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Cooking time by Anita Roy

The bees have died out and fresh food is no longer available. In fact, it’s been so long
since the Dying Out that Stella has never even tasted real food. Instead, life is sustained
through artificial food called “Newtri packs” owned by AgroGlobal, the world’s most
powerful company.

Reading Comprehension
Work with your group members to answer the reading comprehension questions below.
Choose the most correct option, then record your answers in the chart below.

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B

6. D 7. C 8. B 9. E 10. B

1. Who is the narrator/speaker of the story?

a. Mandy
b. Marra
c. Stella
d. Professor Gulati

2. What form of packaging does Newtri come in?

a. Cup
b. Bowl
c. Dehydrated package
d. Tube

3. Which television show does Mandy participate in?

a. A cooking competition
b. A beauty competition
c. A historical trivia competition
d. A singing competition

4. Which sector is Mandy and Stella from?

a. Sector 6
b. Sector 23
c. Sector 47
d. Sector 87
5. Which quote best represents the climax of the story?
 a. “She aced the tryouts. At fifteen, Mandira became not only the youngest
contestant to compete on MasterChef, but the only one ever who wasn’t an Elite.”
b. “It’s Mandira. She’s a friend of yours, I believe. The thing is” — he coughed
slightly — “she’s disappeared.”
c. “Miss Jordan, you do realize the seriousness of what has happened? The
Chronologic may have been compromised. We no longer know what might
happen.”
d. “There was a lot of commotion on-screen, people shouting and running, the
camera careening around all over the place. And then the screen went blank.”

6. Where was Mandy last seen?

a. Victorian England
b. Ancient Crete
c. A Parisian Salon
d. Rural Punjab

7. What type of character is Mandy?

a. Flat
b. Static
c. Dynamic
d. Stereotype

8. Which event on Earth led to the invention of Newtri?

a. AgroGlobal conspired to crush the agricultural industry in order to force the
global population to become dependant on Newtri
b. The extinction of the bees resulted in the collapse of Earth’s ecosystems
c. In order to end the environmental destruction caused by the agricultural
industry, AgroGlobal developed Newtri as a measure of preservation
d. After the end of the Food Wars, Newtri was developed as a way to eliminate
global famine and prevent another Food War from breaking out

9. Why does Mandy run away?

a. She wants to stay in the past so that she can continue learning how to cook
b. She wants to destroy AgroGlobal so that they don’t have control over the world
c. She wants to try and change the past and warn others so that the bees don’t die
out and life could improve
d. She wants to stay in the past in order to live a better life
e. Both C and D

10. What likely happened to Mandy?

a. She achieved her goal and saved the bees from dying
b. She likely died long ago
c. She completely broke the Chronologic
d. Her decision to run away did not matter and nothing changed