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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pollan has never ________ before he begins the new opportunity to learn about food chains.
(a) Baked.
(b) Cooked.
(c) Hunted.
(d) Stolen.

2. What do Pollan and Garro decide to go out to hunt at the start of the chapter?
(a) Deer.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Wild boar.
(d) Bears.

3. Wallerstein originally worked for a _______ where he learned he could entice people to buy more with larger sizes.
(a) Library.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) University.
(d) Movie theater.

4. At the beginning of the food chain is ________, which surprised Pollan when he realized this.
(a) Flour.
(b) Corn.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Cows.

5. How many generations have been at the Salatin farm, all committed to alternative farming?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pollan do with Garro, even though he has to turn away from disgust at one point?

2. Mushrooms, Pollan points out, can be ________, but they can also be deadly.

3. Garro offers to help Pollan go out to look for __________ with others.

4. Humans are not a perfect natural system in the food system because they can only _______ so much food.

5. The grass also gets a chance to ________ when the cattle is moved around.

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