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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. Which company's name translates to "partnership with the land"?
(a) Monfort.
(b) ConAgra.
(c) Coterra.
(d) Lamb Weston.

2. Who slits the neck of a steer every ten seconds in the meatpacking house?
(a) The slicer.
(b) The poker.
(c) The executioner.
(d) The sticker.

3. Which group quickly agrees to a large pay cut for its workers when Monfort takes over a Grand Island, Nebraska slaughterhouse?
(a) The International Meatpackers Union.
(b) The ACLU.
(c) The National Maritime Union.
(d) The UFCW.

4. What does the "knocker" use to shoot the live cattle in the head as they enter the building?
(a) A taser gun.
(b) An air rifle.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A captive bolt stunner.

5. What do some workers need to make themselves feel charged up and self-confident?
(a) Sugara pills.
(b) Coke.
(c) Crank.
(d) Pep talks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which packing house owner is one of the two people from Colorado to be put on President Nixon's enemy list?

2. What is the term for how illegals are generally employed?

3. Which California-based restaurant chain boasts no microwaves, heat lamps, or freezers?

4. Who is the president of STOP (Safe Tables Our Priority)?

5. Where do some meatpacking workers cook little bits of meat on a shift?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sandra Gallegos disagree with Lee Harding's assumption that he got E. coli poisoning from a chicken taco at a Mexican restaurant?

2. According to the author, what is one of President George W. Bush's first acts in office?

3. How are most jobs performed in the beef industry and how is it different than the poultry industry?

4. How does the McDonald's Corporation review Fast Food Nation?

5. Why is the impact of fast food readily apparent in Germany?

6. How does the vegetarian community react when it is brought to light that there is a beef additive in the McDonald's french fries?

7. What is the difference between good E.coli and bad E. coli?

8. According to anthropologist, Yunxiang Yan, what does McDonald's represent for Beijing customers?

9. What was the most popular meat in America before World War II and why did that change?

10. What are the main reasons that most migrant workers look for meatpacking jobs in America?

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