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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what states does the author's activist friend "C" say shew grew up?
(a) Arkansas and Louisiana.
(b) Iowa and Idaho.
(c) New York and California.
(d) Wisconsin and Texas.

2. How much flower does the author describe finding in the basement of his 90-year-old grandmother's home?
(a) 60 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 20 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

3. Over how many land animals are slaughtered for food every year in America?
(a) 10 billion.
(b) 5 billion.
(c) 1 billion.
(d) 16 billion.

4. To what topic does the author compare that of eating animals in "Eating Animals"?
(a) Politics.
(b) Religion.
(c) Music.
(d) Abortion.

5. What dog breed was the principal food species of the Aztecs?
(a) Chihuahua.
(b) Brazilian Terrier.
(c) Doberman.
(d) Mexican Hairless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Man and the Natural World?

2. The author asserts that in his family's tradition, food serves two purposes. It nourishes and it does what?

3. What kind of bread does the author recall eating at his grandmother's house every weekend as a child?

4. In how many U.S. states is it legal to eat dog?

5. What did the author change his college major to in his sophomore year?

Short Essay Questions

1. How have chicken and egg production changed since the 1930s?

2. What irony does the author point out in "A Case for Eating Dogs"?

3. How does the author describe the typical cage for egg-laying hens in "Battery Cage"?

4. How does the author describe the concepts and statistics of pets in the U.S.?

5. What is meant by "factory farming"?

6. What does CFE refer to? Why does the author criticize it?

7. What is a downer? How does the author describe downers in the industrial farming industry?

8. What are broiler chickens and why does the author assert they are lucky in comparison to laying hens?

9. How does the author describe his relationship with his grandmother in "The Fruits of Family Trees"?

10. What does "Kosher" mean and how has this affected the author's diet?

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