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

2. How many more times in volume of greenhouse gases do omnivores contribute than vegans?

3. How much flower does the author describe finding in the basement of his 90-year-old grandmother's home?

4. Whom does the author claim said that quitting smoking is among the easiest things one can do?

5. Of what ethno-religious heritage does the author descend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is meant by "factory farming"?

7. Discuss the author's story of his grandmother's encounter with a Russian farmer. What does this story demonstrate?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life of a broiler chicken in an industrial farm. Where would the chicken be born? Where would it grow up? What would its surrounding be like? How long would it live? What would the conditions of its life be like?

Essay Topic 2

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.?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks to having an omnivorous diet. How has having an omnivorous diet changed in the past 50 years? What are the most prevalent meats eaten in the U.S.? What health factors are discussed in the book regarding eating meat?

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