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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. Which company's name translates to "partnership with the land"?

2. What illness caused by the toxin in E. coli O157-H7 can lead to kidney failure, anemia, internal bleeding, and the destruction of vital organs?

3. What is the name of the small electric knives with spinning, round blades that workers use to carve meat?

4. How high can the percentage of cattle that carries E. coli O157:H7 get in the summer?

5. What town is near Lasater Ranch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Red Top Restaurant a good place to work?

2. What does one of Dale Lasater's grandfather's do to fight against the Beef Trust?

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

4. How do the problems McDonald's is having with expansion resemble those of the British Empire a century ago?

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

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

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

8. How does a friend of Jesus, a late-night cleaning crew member, react when he enters the rendering room and why?

9. What new production method developed by IBP causes skilled, unionized supermarket butchers to be fired?

10. Why does the author say that the "market" is a tool?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the practices that get ConAgra Foods into legal trouble. Which aspects of their business are involved? How are they punished?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the culture in San Bernardino after World War II. Illustrate the dichotomy between the McDonald's philosophy and the presence of the Hell's Angels. What are the values of each? What are some of the trappings of each aspect of the culture?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the inherent conflict of interest between franchisees and franchisors. Include references to the way in which Subway obtains franchisees and the concept of encroachment.

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