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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. How long did the sheep live that the founder of Farm Sanctuary saved from a downer pile at the Lancaster stockyard?
(a) 10 weeks.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

2. The author asserts that in his family's tradition, food serves two purposes. It nourishes and it does what?
(a) Gives you groundedness.
(b) It helps you remember.
(c) Calms the soul.
(d) Soothes weary spirits.

3. Approximately how many chickens does the author claim KFC purchases every year?
(a) Almost two million.
(b) Almost 9 million.
(c) Almost one billion.
(d) Over five billion.

4. What kind of meat did the farmer bring to the author's grandmother when she was starving at the end of the war?
(a) Pork.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Beef.
(d) Chicken.

5. How many animals at the Berlin zoo survived the Allied air raids in 1942?
(a) 91.
(b) 65.
(c) 121.
(d) 541.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does the author claim he became a dog person?

2. What one recipe does the author describe his grandmother making when he grew up?

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

4. On what day did the author's grandmother's family bake bread each week?

5. When was the polar bear Knut born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do our food choices contribute to environmental degradation and global warming, according to the author in "Words/Meaning"?

2. What is meant by "factory farming"?

3. What aspect of fellowship does the author challenge as offered by Michael Pollan?

4. What does Foer point out about the fishing industry in "Friends and Enemies"?

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

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

7. What inspired the author to write Eating Animals?

8. What is Farm Sanctuary and what is its mission?

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

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

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