Answer: that parents would rather sell their children than be responsible for them.
Explanation:
A False Premise refers to a situation where an argument is based on a wrong assumption. Normally this would mean that the argument would be wrong as well but sometimes this is not the case. 
In this essay, the author, Jonathan Swift relied on the false premise that parents would rather sell their children than be responsible for them. In other words he was saying that parents would sell their children to the higher classes to to survive. 
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: the correct sequence is 1.- D. Respectful 2.-Haughty
3.- Loving
Explanation: In the first passage the author says "...her husband and the father of her child had also taken the place of her father..." meaning she respects him. In the second passage, the narrator says:"...The tall figure of my father-my childhood hero-seemed to pop up in the midst of all these women engaged in idle chit-chat...". meaning he feels proud of his father. And, in the third passage a gentle romantic loving scene is shown.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Is this word and parentheses a transitive verb? My mother ( bought) two tickets