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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. Approximately how many chickens does the author claim KFC purchases every year?

2. What does the author call the bread of his people's affliction?

3. How many animals at the Berlin zoo survived the Allied air raids in 1942?

4. What prominent animal physiologist discovered the lateralization of avian brains?

5. What were the author's grandmother's first words upon seeing his son?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does the author define "cruelty" in the text?

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

8. What is the significance of the 60 pounds of flour in the author's grandmother's basement?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's relationship with his grandmother and the influences that his grandmother had on him. How did her perseverance during the war inspire the author? What was her relationship to food? How is the story about the Russian farmer relevant to the themes of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch and owner Frank Reese. When was the ranch founded? What drew Frank Reese to become a farmer? What does the Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch specialize in?

Essay Topic 3

How much of the meat eaten by Americans comes from factory farms? What are the highest-selling meats sold in the U.S.? How does this compare to the amount of family-farmed meat consumed in the U.S.?

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