A Look at the Fast-Food Industry by Eric Schlosser — Quiz
Question 10 • English III
Which of the following pieces of evidence from Fast Food Nation best supports the author’s claim that teenagers are the ideal candidates for working in the fast food industry?
Answer
A
A McDonald’s kitchen is full of buzzers and flashing lights that tell employees what to do.
B
Workers at the counter are told to increase the size of an order by recommending special promotions, pushing dessert, pointing out the financial logic behind the purchase of a larger drink.
C
Since most teenagers still lived at home, they could afford to work for wages too low to support an adult, and until recently, their limited skills attracted few other employers.
D
And it gives fast food companies an enormous amount of power over their employees.