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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The meal also brings ________ to the table, which is another way of saying thanks to the animals.
(a) Honor.
(b) Culture.
(c) Reserve.
(d) Grace.

2. Pollan begins to understand that eating the meat is the final act of the __________.
(a) Book.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Journey.
(d) Meal.

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

4. Pollan tries to be vegetarian, but gives it up as he finds it less ________ and much more difficult.
(a) Nutritious.
(b) Innovative.
(c) Socially acceptable.
(d) Exciting.

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

6. Some believe that human ________ is different from that of animals because humans are capable of suffering.
(a) Pain.
(b) Eating.
(c) Existence.
(d) Relationships.

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

8. _________ hunters are hugely secretive, according to Pollan's observations.
(a) Mushroom.
(b) Abalone.
(c) Wild boar.
(d) Mussel.

9. What does Pollan need to prepare for that allows him to become more aware of his natural surroundings?
(a) First meal.
(b) Hunting license.
(c) His book's deadline.
(d) Final meal.

10. Garro brings a ________ from the boar that Pollan killed on his hunting trip.
(a) Pate.
(b) Sausage.
(c) Pulled pork sandwich.
(d) Porkchop.

11. A new economy, based on a new way of __________, demands a new kind of eating where people enjoy preparing meals.
(a) Delivering.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Buying.
(d) Farming.

12. Pollan and the guests at the dinner achieve the pleasures of the ________, a camaraderie during the meal.
(a) Food.
(b) Truth.
(c) Farm.
(d) Table.

13. What was the primary emotion that Pollan feels when he shoots and kills his first boar?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Shame.

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

15. Activists appear to look at the __________ animal, which is not applicable to the natural world.
(a) Species of an.
(b) Relationship of an.
(c) Individual.
(d) Distinct.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bev notes that he only has to sell the idea of the ______ in order to sell the higher priced food.

2. ________ help pair foods that complement one another not just in flavor, but in use as well.

3. The alliance between chefs and small farmers is what helps _____________ flourish.

4. What is Pollan eating when he attempts to read Peter Singer's book?

5. Salatin disagrees with the idea that organic food is ___________.

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