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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. Who writes the book, The Jungle, in 1906?

2. David M. Theno helped which California poultry processor eliminate Salmonella from most of its birds?

3. What was the name of the cat that died in Bristol, England of a feline variant of mad cow disease?

4. What is considered the most important tool in the modern slaughterhouse?

5. Cattle remains that were previously fed to cattle are now fed to _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the scariest job performed by the late-night cleaning crew and why?

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how the conservative nature of the city of Colorado Springs evolved. Include the historical, political, and religious aspects of the city.

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