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?

A) It provides anecdotal evidence of a teenage fast food employee living like an adult.
B) It provides analogical evidence to compare the efficiency of teenagers and adults.
C) It provides statistical evidence of what an average fast food employee experiences.
D) It provides testimonial evidence to describe employee abuse in the fast food industry.

Answer 1

ANSWER: A) It provides anecdotal evidence of a teenage fast food employee living like an adult.

EXPLANATION: The excerpt shows how Elisa has to manage her fast food restaurant all by herself. Despite a heavy traffic in the restaurant in the early hours, the employees would arrive late. This routine is not only for a day or two but it continues everyday and Elisa is forced to have a hectic all the year round. Teenage workforce is full of energy and enthusiasm and has a habit to abide by the laws of the workplace. The author's claim to have teenage employees in a fast food restaurant is logical and is suggested for a disciplined and effective use of employees in a workplace.

Answer 2

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