"A Modest Proposal" Response Questions

 

 

  1. What are the mothers and children in the first paragraph doing?

  2. About how many people were living in Ireland at the time of this writing? What does Swift do with this number?

  3. What does the author mean when he refers to Papists? In what context does he mention them?

  4. Why does Swift write that the food he mentions is especially "proper for landlords"?

  5. How does Swift suggest that his plan might be modified?

  6. How does the author suggest that the "aged, diseased, or maimed" be treated?

  7. What is the "one objection" Swift admits might arise to his plan? How does he deal with it