Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal" and the
summary that follows.
Which best describes this summary of the excerpt?
A very worthy person, a true lover of his country, and
whose virtues I highly esteem, was lately pleased, in
discoursing on this matter, to offer a refinement upon my
scheme. He said, that many gentlemen of this kingdom,
having of late destroyed their deer, he conceived that the
want of venison might be well supply'd by the bodies of
young lads and maidens, not exceeding fourteen years of
age, nor under twelve; so great a number of both sexes in
every country being now ready to starve for want of work
and service.
It effectively paraphrases the excerpt and correctly
uses a quotation
It effectively paraphrases the excerpt but does not
correctly use a quotation.
It does not effectively paraphrase the excerpt but
correctly uses a quotation.
It does not effectively paraphrase the excerpt or
correctly use a quotation
Excerpt summary:
Swift writes about a virtuous and patriotic friend who
suggests there will be a demand for children aged twelve
to fourteen by the wealthy of the kingdom who have
"depleted their deer supply."