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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight through Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pollan begin helping Salatin do when this chapter begins?
(a) Add fertilizer.
(b) Make hay.
(c) Milk a cow.
(d) Weed the land.

2. The _________ is one of the specialized animals that Pollan points out as having no issues with eating.
(a) Lion.
(b) Horse.
(c) Koala.
(d) Mosquito.

3. Organic farms might still look like industrial farms, but they do not use ___________.
(a) Chemicals.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Rules.
(d) Metals.

4. What is the name of the once trash strewn park that was turned into a community garden?
(a) Roller Park.
(b) Berkeley Park.
(c) People's Park.
(d) Garden Park.

5. Hybrid corn is a __________ hog, according to this chapter, and is able to be grown without disruption of fertility issues.
(a) Bean.
(b) Fertilizer.
(c) Soil.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the development lab that Pollan visits in order to learn more about corn?

2. What were the programs that were set up in order to help farmers during the rougher years?

3. _________ Farm started out as a small farm that sold pre-bagged salad mix, according to the book.

4. As the food companies produced more corn, they create more _________ as it is cheaper than sugar.

5. What is the ingredient that is broken into glucose and sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup?

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