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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. In the Ray A. Kroc museum, what appears when certain buttons are pushed?

2. What sort of tale is Carl Karcher considered to be an example of?

3. In 1973, what causes the fast food industry to temporarily lose stock value?

4. Which transport industry is intentionally wiped out in Southern California?

5. What is the apparent ideal for employees in the restaurant industry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does the growth of fast food chains have on the beef industry?

2. What causes the fast food chain expansion in Colorado Springs to thrive so well?

3. What is a development agent?

4. Why does Colorado Springs gain a series of new military bases after World War II?

5. What factors may have contributed to the rancher Hank's suicide?

6. Why is the automobile industry not content with just reaping the rewards of government-subsidized road construction?

7. How do the patterns of land ownership in the American West seem to closely resemble those of rural England?

8. What is meant by the term "bulk commodity"?

9. How does the character Ronald McDonald come to be?

10. How is the poultry industry transformed in the 1980's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect does Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, have on the meat-packing industry? What is Sinclair's intended effect in writing the book? What type of legislation is passed as a result of his book's publication?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the life of the rancher has changed since the days of the Wild West. Ho does the impact of new ranching techniques and the development of big cattle companies affect ranching?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of different food additives in the processed food industry. Why do additives become important? What kinds of additives are used and where do they come from?

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