An Angel for Solomon Singer Quiz

Solomon Singer's actions in paragraphs 11 and 12 imply that he-

• is shocked about the kind of food that is offered

• only eats at the Westward Cafe

• feels welcomed at the Westward Cafe

• likes soup and coffee

Based on paragraph 19, the reader can conclude that Solomon Singer-

• wants to move back to Indiana

• has found hope by going to the Westward Cafe

• has enough money to go to the Westward Cafe

• will name his cat Westward

Read the following sentence from paragraph 6:

So much of Indiana was mixed into his blood that even now, fifty-odd years later, he could not give up being a boy in Indiana and at night he journeyed the streets, wishing they were fields, gazed at lighted windows, wishing they were stars, and listened to the voices of all who passed, wishing for the conversations of crickets.

The author included this sentence most likely to-

• show that he longed for a place that felt like home

• show that he just moved to a new state

• reveal that he believed New York was boring

• explain the he wanted to find the Westward Cafe

Angel contributes to the resolution by-

• offering delicious food at the Westward Cafe

• greeting Solomon familiarly like Solomon's parents had done

• telling him to eat at the Westward Cafe

• telling him the cost of the foods

According to the story, Solomon's initial conflict was-

• he did not like the hotel he lived in

• he did not know any good restaurants

• he did not have money to go to the Westward Cafe

• he did not have a cat

The reader can tell that the narrator of the story is-

• Solomon

• an outside observer

• Solomon's mom

• Angel

What is the best summary of the selection?

• Solomon lived in a hotel that he did not like. He wandered to a restaurant, and met Angel, a nice waitor.

• Solomon longed for a place that felt like home. One day he discovered a restaurant called the Westward Cafe. Angel, the waitor, made him feel welcomed, just as he felt like as a boy in Indiana, so he continued to go back.

• Solomon went to the Westward Cafe everyday to enjoy the food. The restaurant had a waitor named Angel, who always welcomed him.

• Solomon moved from Indiana to New York, and lived in a hotel. The hotel did not have a balcony, a fireplace, or many other things he liked. He ate at the Westward Cafe and met Angel, who treated him well.