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

2. Supporting farms help animals to have safer lives than they might have in the ________, according to Pollan.
(a) Wild.
(b) City.
(c) Market.
(d) Zoo.

3. Who did Pollan ask for a detailed account of what happens when a steer is processed?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Friend.
(c) Auditor.
(d) Manager.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The family _______, one of the remaining parts of America's food culture, is in decline, according to Pollan.

2. The hunter's _______ is the feeling of everything coming into sharp focus, and Pollan feels this during his first day.

3. Neither being ignorant or aware is a completely _________ way of eating in the world today.

4. Garro chops up the meat from the pig Pollan made, and they make a __________ for lunch.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Salatin disagree with the argument that organic food costs too much?

2. What does Pollan point out as being a failing of the industrialized food chain?

3. What does Pollan begin to realize as he is preparing for his hunter's license?

4. What does Garro bring to the meal that Pollan has already asked him to bring?

5. What is the other part of the meal that Pollan has to abandon as a part of his plan?

6. What does Pollan begin to experience after a day of hunting for a wild boar?

7. Why do humans seem to eat what other humans eat, according to Pollan?

8. What are some of the downsides for shopping for local, sustainably grown foods?

9. How does Pollan change his eating habits after reading "Animal Liberation"?

10. What does Pollan suggest that our intelligence allows a person to do that an animal cannot?

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