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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. _______ became a new capital for marijuana cultivation during the American drug war of the nineties.
(a) Paris.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Amsterdam.

2. Farmers who plant Bt crops must leave a certain portion of their land for non-Bt crops to provide a ________ for the bugs.
(a) Trap.
(b) Refuge.
(c) School.
(d) Study.

3. The book suggests that gardens used to be planted as a kind of living _____ that cared little for aesthetics.
(a) Art form.
(b) Display of beauty.
(c) Apothecary.
(d) Mandala.

4. What kind of storm took place in December of 1999, causing the gardens of Versailles to be ruined?
(a) Snow storm.
(b) Flood.
(c) Tornado.
(d) Windstorm.

5. Nature, Pollan admits, seems to be filled with ___________, making the growth process nearly impossible to control.
(a) Seasons.
(b) Rules.
(c) Variables.
(d) Pests.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book states that although marijuana cultivation is driven to some extent by money, the underlying principle is that of ______.

2. What is Pollan not allowed to do with the NewLeaf potatoes at the end of the year, according to the law?

3. While the potatoes were unable to provide all of the nutrients a person might need, they could get the Vitamin A from ________.

4. Until the mid-1970s, most of the marijuana in America was grown in _______ and was often sprayed with a pesticide paraquat.

5. Peruvian legend has it that _____ are associated with the discovery of quinine through eating the bark of the cinchona tree.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the status of marijuana use and growing in Amsterdam, according to Pollan in his book?

2. As the various lands in Europe began to rely on the potato, what were the positive benefits of this situation?

3. What happens to the animal in the wild who decides to eat hallucinogens and thus takes in the toxins of these plants?

4. What causes the Great Potato Famine and the many deaths over the area of Europe?

5. Describe the NewLeaf potatoes that Pollan took in order to grow at his garden.

6. What are some of the possible genetically modified food advances people might see in the future, according to Pollan?

7. After a few days of drenching rain, what did the NewLeaf potato plants look like in Pollan's garden?

8. What are some of the intoxicants and ingredients for intoxicants which Pollan admits to growing in his garden now?

9. Describe the experience Pollan had when the police almost found his large marijuana plants in his backyard?

10. Compare and contrast the tastes of plants which are supposed to be eaten with those which are not supposed to be eaten.

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