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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gasset points out to Pollan that he believes _________ returned humans back to nature, and Pollan agrees.
(a) The econony.
(b) The organic farmers.
(c) The New Age movement.
(d) Hunting.

2. How many ways can a person obtain the foods from Salatin's farm?
(a) Five.
(b) None.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

3. The alliance between chefs and small farmers is what helps _____________ flourish.
(a) Local economies.
(b) Cooking schools.
(c) Schools.
(d) Grocery stores.

4. What does Pollan do with Garro, even though he has to turn away from disgust at one point?
(a) Paint his face.
(b) Eviscerate the boar.
(c) Clean his gun.
(d) Eat a piece of flesh.

5. What would the company that raised Pollan's steer not allow him to do?
(a) Come to see the farm.
(b) Take any notes.
(c) Watch it be processed.
(d) Pay for his steer.

6. The modern CAFO does not take into consideration the _________ of an animal when processing them.
(a) Generations.
(b) Family.
(c) Pain.
(d) Situation.

7. It is not uncommon today to have all family members eating ___________ at different times.
(a) Bland foods.
(b) Different foods.
(c) Easy to digest foods.
(d) The same foods.

8. Pollan notes it is ironic that in order to make a delicious meal, one must destroy a _______ first.
(a) Food.
(b) Ecosystem.
(c) Night.
(d) Way of life.

9. Pollan doesn't feel the same about the picture a few months later and wonders which emotion is more accurate - the happiness or the ________.
(a) Anger.
(b) Shame.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Terror.

10. Pollan notes that the last meal serves as a reminder of the fact that eating industrially lets people _________ the massive total cost of the food they eat.
(a) Avoid.
(b) Supplement.
(c) Forget.
(d) Add to.

11. Garro states that he does not hunt for the thrill of the _________, but for the food he can catch.
(a) Chase.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Animal.
(d) Gun.

12. Pairing raw fish with _______ makes sense as this condiment had antibacterial properties.
(a) Wasabi.
(b) Spices.
(c) Rice.
(d) Ginger.

13. Neither being ignorant or aware is a completely _________ way of eating in the world today.
(a) Sustainable.
(b) Movable.
(c) Attainable.
(d) Avoidable.

14. _________ foods are those that are generally recognized to be toxic to humans.
(a) Spicy.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Sour.
(d) Sweet.

15. There are parts of the world, Pollan points out, where the only use of the land is for _______, otherwise it would be useless.
(a) Grazing.
(b) Farming.
(c) Moving.
(d) Display.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pollan tries to be vegetarian, but gives it up as he finds it less ________ and much more difficult.

2. Pollan admits that losing ________ does force the human to lose a part of his or her culture as well as his or her nature.

3. The meal also brings ________ to the table, which is another way of saying thanks to the animals.

4. Some believe that human ________ is different from that of animals because humans are capable of suffering.

5. Pollan wants to create a meal in full ________ of the foods involved and how they came to be on his table.

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