AnswersHopkins FA American Literature 2026-2027A Look at the Fast-Food Industry by Eric Schlosser

A Look at the Fast-Food Industry by Eric Schlosser — Unit test Answers

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Which of the following excerpts from Fast Food Nation best provides evidence that fast food restaurants are designed for using unskilled labor?

A
Her family’s modest townhouse sits beside a busy highway on the south side of Colorado Springs, in a largely poor and working-class neighborhood.
B
The ovens at Pizza Hut and at Domino’s also use conveyor belts to ensure standardized cooking times.
C
The restaurant opens for business at seven o’clock, and for the next hour or so, Elisa and the manager hold down the fort, handling all the orders.
D
Throughput is all about increasing the speed of assembly, about doing things faster in order to make more.
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A
compare, effect, or cause
B
if, because, or then
C
who, what, why, or how
D
when or where
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Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation. English is now the second language of at least one-sixth of the nation’s restaurant workers, and about one-third of that group speaks no English at all. The proportion of fast food workers who cannot speak English is even higher.Which type of evidence does the author use in this excerpt?

A
anecdotal
B
statistical
C
testimonial
D
analogical
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What characteristics should a credible source have? Check all that apply.

A
balance
B
certainty
C
reliability
D
doubt
E
trustworthiness
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Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation. Up and down Academy Boulevard, along South Nevada, Circle Drive, and Woodman Road, teenagers like Elisa run the fast food restaurants of Colorado Springs. Fast food kitchens often seem like a scene from Bugsy Malone, a film in which all the actors are children pretending to be adults. No other industry in the United States has a workforce so dominated by adolescents.How does Schlosser effectively build his argument in this excerpt?

A
He uses anecdotal evidence to share a personal experience of eating fast food.
B
He uses analogical evidence to help the reader visualize his point about the workers.
C
He uses testimonial evidence to explain the health risks of eating fast food.
D
He uses statistical evidence to prove that adults make better employees than teens.
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Leon has made a long list of methods to use in conducting his research. He looks at his list and feels confused and overwhelmed.

A
study his topic thoroughly.
B
select only one of the methods.
C
narrow down his method choices.
D
create his research schedule.
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Which type of organization has a website ending in .edu?

A
an educational institution
B
a for-profit company
C
a government
D
a nonprofit agency
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A thesaurus is an example of a(n)

A
blog.
B
e-book.
C
e-zine.
D
online reference.
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Read the video transcript from Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety. How effective is Dr. X at communicating the dangers of cross contamination?

A
Dr. X is confusing because of his constant use of technical terms.
B
Dr. X is convincing because he supports his explanation with facts.
C
Dr. X is amusing because he fails to explain his topic in enough detail.
D
Dr. X is questionable because he is so dramatic in achieving his goals.
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Dimitri is giving a presentation about how a drop in the housing market contributed to a recession. Which online media source is the most valid to include in his presentation?

A
news reports of people who lost their homes in the recession
B
illustrations of abandoned homes from across the country
C
tables of home-sale statistics from the federal government
D
podcasts featuring labor-market experts who discuss unemployment

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