5.1.2 Exam: Wrap Up Question 3 of 22
Read the following excerpt from "A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift:
I have reckoned upon a medium that a child just born will
weigh 12 pounds, and in a solar year, if tolerably nursed,
will increase to 28 pounds.
grant this food will be somewhat dear, and therefore very
proper for landlords, who, as they have already devoured
most of the parents, seem to have the best title to the
children
Based on this excerpt, what is most likely the opinion of the author (but not
the narrator)?
A. Swift believes the landlords have to take care of themselves first.
B. Swift believes the landlords have taken advantage of the poor.
C. Swift thinks that the younger babies would make 'dear' food.
D. Swift thinks that one-year-old babies will become fine-dining fare.