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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. Temple Grandin's most recent estimates of cattle slaughter indicate that what percentage of cattle are unable to be rendered unconscious prior to processing?

2. What kind of agriculture do Bill and Nicolette Niman supoprt?

3. What was the source of the 1918 flu pandemic?

4. Where is Paradise Locker Meats located?

5. According to the author, at the end of the day, factory farming is about what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What infections are common in factory-farmed poultry? How common are they?

2. What are the benefits and the detriments of the water-immersion system in poultry production?

3. When and where was Niman Ranch established? What are the missions of the company?

4. How does the author describe the workers and working conditions of chicken slaughterhouses?

5. What estimates does the WHO provide regarding future pandemics?

6. What is the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and when was it enacted?

7. How is the concept of nature developed as a theme in Eating Animals?

8. Why does the author admire Frank Reese?

9. What is the justification provided by the author of the transcript in "I Am A Vegan Who Builds Slaughterhouses"?

10. Why does the author discuss the 1918 flu pandemic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the organization Farm Forward. When and where was Farm Forward established? Who founded the organization? What is the organization's mission? How were they involved in the publication of Eating Animals?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the author make the case for eating dogs in the book? What irony does he point out regarding pets and livestock? Do you agree with the author's assertions in this regard? Why or why not?

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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