A Look at the Fast-Food Industry by Eric Schlosser

Question 3 • 2026-2027_MDCPS_1001375_English 3 B-CR

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

And it gives fast food companies an enormous amount of power over their employees.

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.

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.

A McDonald’s kitchen is full of buzzers and flashing lights that tell employees what to do.

Explanation

Choice B explains why teenagers were especially useful to fast food companies: living at home meant they could accept wages too low to support an adult, and their limited skills gave them few other job options. The other choices describe employer power, sales tactics, or kitchen equipment, but do not explain why teenagers were ideal workers.

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