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Satire in Swift's "A Modest Proposal" (Continued)

Question 2 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

Which sentences correctly use quotations from "A Modest Proposal"? Check all that apply.Swift explains that landlords “seem to have the best title to the children.”Swift writes, we can neither employ them in handicraft or agriculture.Swift discusses the hardships faced by impoverished people in Ireland.Swift writes, “I think the advantages by the proposal which I have made are obvious and many, as well as of the highest importance.”“This food would likewise bring great custom to taverns,” Swift writes.

Answer
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Swift explains that landlords “seem to have the best title to the children.”
B
Swift writes, we can neither employ them in handicraft or agriculture.
C
Swift discusses the hardships faced by impoverished people in Ireland.
D
Swift writes, “I think the advantages by the proposal which I have made are obvious and many, as well as of the highest importance.”
E
“This food would likewise bring great custom to taverns,” Swift writes.
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