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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. Pollan makes __________ toasts from the produce in his garden and bread that uses yeast he has gathered.
(a) Fava bean.
(b) Tomato.
(c) Kale.
(d) Potato.

2. Overcoming human senses had sometimes been vital, as in the case of bitter ______________.
(a) Spices.
(b) Medicinal plants.
(c) Teas.
(d) Meats.

3. 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) Add to.
(b) Supplement.
(c) Forget.
(d) Avoid.

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

5. Pollan points out that humans are happy to eat what _________ eat, as this communicates the safety of food.
(a) Books say to.
(b) Teachers say to.
(c) Cooking shows.
(d) Other humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pollan notes that the end meal was _______ for him, according to the book.

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

3. Pollan thinks that if stores had to include __________ of how an item was produced, people would change their eating habits.

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

5. What does Pollan admit he liked more than he had anticipated liking?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Pollan try to make, but then decides that he shouldn't use it because it doesn't seem right?

3. What does Pollan point out about the loss of meat in one's diet?

4. What is the fundamental argument in Singer's book about the ethics of meat?

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

6. What is Pollan surprised about when he begins to eat the meal that he has prepared?

7. What do omnivores do when they are faced with a new food?

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

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

10. Why is there a national eating disorder, according to Pollan's findings?

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