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19. The main purpose of the second paragraph is to -

(1) present statistics on fast food consumption
(2) describe the spiraling increase in food-borne illnesses
(3) argue that mounting obesity rates are a result of fast food
(4) describe different health effects of fast food

20. According to lines 11-13, Schlosser claims that fast food corporations -

(1) have been persuaded by influential policy makers to spend more money on food
safety

(2) disagree with many policy makers that new food safety standards are necessary
(3) are angry that legislation has been passed that imposes costly new standards for

food safety
(4) have tried to prevent laws from being passed that would require them to spend a lot

of money on food safety

21. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that many small businesses -

(1) have suffered economically as a result of the growth of large fast food chains
(2) have higher worker safety standards than the large fast food corporations
(3) are trying to meet the large restaurant chains' demands for uniformity
(4) cannot afford to pay the same wages as the fast food giants

22. It can be inferred from the text that Schlosser that "the golden arches are as

familiar to schoolchildren as pictures of Mao Tse-Tung."

(1) is upset
(2) is glad
(3) does not believe
(4) does not know

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