Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal
Read A Modest Proposal and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Swift's ironic proposal to eat children is intended to point out the hardships experienced by
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2. Swift refers to women of childbearing age as
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3. Swift argues that the meat of one-year-old children “will be especially proper for
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4. According to Swift, his proposal will have the added advantage of “lessening the number of
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5. How does Swift assure his readers that he has “no personal interest” in promoting his proposal?
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