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Question 5 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY

Which excerpt from Fast Food Nation best states the author’s overall claim?

Answer

The fast food industry’s obsession with throughput has altered the way millions of Americans work, turned commercial kitchens into small factories, and changed familiar foods into commodities that are manufactured.

Teenagers have been the perfect candidates for these jobs, not only because they are less expensive to hire than adults, but also because their youthful inexperience makes them easier to control.

Although Richard and Mac McDonald introduced the division of labor to the restaurant business, it was a McDonald’s executive named Fred Turner who created a production system of unusual thoroughness and attention to detail.

Unlike Olympic gymnastics—an activity in which teenagers consistently perform at a higher level than adults—there’s nothing about the work in a fast food kitchen that requires young employees.

Explanation

An author’s overall claim is the broad main point that the other ideas support. Choice D makes a wide claim about how the fast food industry has changed work, kitchens, and food, while A, B, and C focus on narrower details about employees or the history of McDonald’s. Therefore, D best states the author’s overall claim.

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