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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most eaten fish in the United States?

2. Who founded Farm Sanctuary?

3. When was the polar bear Knut born?

4. Where is Farm Sanctuary located?

5. By what title does the author refer to his grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does feed conversion refer to?

3. What is meant by "factory farming"?

4. Why does the author cite Franz Kafka in "Shame"?

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

6. What is bycatch and what are the environmental ramifications of bycatch?

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

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

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

10. How does the author describe his experience at the Berlin zoo in "Shame"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the obstacles faced by family farms today. What are some examples from the text of conflicts that have arisen with those operating humane farms? What are the economic difficulties? What are the supply/demand difficulties?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks to veganism and vegetarianism. How do these diets affect an individual's health? How do they affect an individual's food options? How are these diet/lifestyle choices perceived socially?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of remembrance and forgetting in Eating Animals. How does the author develop these themes throughout the work? What symbolism connects to these themes? How do these themes connect to food?

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