Question 17 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B
Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation. At Taco Bell restaurants the food is “assembled,” not prepared. The guacamole isn’t made by workers in the kitchen; it’s made at a factory in Michoacán, Mexico, then frozen and shipped north. The chain’s taco meat arrives frozen and precooked in vacuum-sealed plastic bags. The beans are dehydrated and look like brownish corn flakes. The cooking process is fairly simple. “Everything’s add water,” a Taco Bell employee told me. “Just add hot water.”The Taco Bell employee’s quote supports Schlosser’s argument in this excerpt because it
Answer
A
provides personal opinions about the working conditions in fast food restaurants.
B
helps the reader visualize teenagers working in fast food restaurants.
C
provides expert testimony about the nutritional quality of fast food.
D
emphasizes the obsession with consistency and standardization in the fast food industry.
Explanation
The employee’s line, “Everything’s add water,” shows that the food arrives largely prepared and workers follow a simple, repeatable process. This supports Schlosser’s point that fast food is assembled through standardized procedures rather than freshly prepared in each restaurant. The quote does not discuss nutrition or working conditions.
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