HSA 2008 English Item 27

The following item should be answered upon reading the poem “Good Hotdogs” from My Wicked Wicked Ways by Sandra Cisneros, which can be found at most local or school libraries.

“Good Hotdogs” is a poem about the memory of rushing to the store with a close friend to buy hotdogs after school. The speaker provides many sensory details to describe the experience.

Read lines 9 and 10 from the poem.

What do these lines show about the children in the poem?

1. They rarely do things together.
2. They are generous to many people.
3. They are good friends who share.
4. They sometimes quarrel about money.