Question

read the excerpt from fast food nation.

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. as the place starts to get busy, other employees arrive. elisa works behind the counter. she takes orders and hands food to customers from breakfast through lunch. when she finally walks home, after seven hours of standing at a cash register, her feet hurt. she’s wiped out. she comes through the front door, flops onto the living room couch, and turns on the tv. and the next morning she gets up at 5:15 again and starts the same routine.

how does the description of elisa’s daily routine support the author’s claim that the fast food industry seeks out teenage employees?

○ it provides anecdotal evidence of a teenage fast food employee living like an adult.
○ it provides analogical evidence to compare the efficiency of teenagers and adults.
○ it provides statistical evidence of what an average fast food employee experiences.
○ it provides testimonial evidence to describe employee abuse in the fast food industry.

Explanation:

The question asks how Elisa's routine supports the claim that fast food industries target teen employees. First, eliminate incorrect options: the text has no statistical data, so the third option is wrong. There is no comparison of teen and adult efficiency, so the second option is invalid. The text does not frame the routine as abuse, so the fourth option is incorrect. The anecdote of Elisa's long, repetitive workday and adult-like work responsibilities (managing orders, long shifts) is a personal example of a teen taking on adult work tasks in fast food, which matches the first option.

Answer:

It provides anecdotal evidence of a teenage fast food employee living like an adult.