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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the food chain is ________, which surprised Pollan when he realized this.

2. In what part of the body can one determine just how much corn is being eaten by the person?

3. What is NOT one of the threads of the worldwide food chain that humans fit into?

4. What does Pollan admit about the chickens that Salatin sells on his farm?

5. What is the name of the person who began to take away the programs to help the farmers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the lack of a good culture in America cause among people?

2. What is corn starch broken down into after it has been processed in the wet milling process?

3. Why does most of the corn planting farming rely on the use of genetically modified organisms (GMO)?

4. Describe the Salatin farm as Pollan views it in the book from his experiences visiting there.

5. What was the role of Earl Butz in the corn industry, according to the book?

6. What are the three different parts of the food chain that Pollan follows in this book?

7. What is another impact of the push for corn in farming, related to another type of industrialized food supply?

8. What does Pollan point out as a downside of there being more organic farms around today?

9. What is the main idea behind the process of grass farming?

10. What does Pollan point out as being the ingredients that are in a common breakfast cereal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The industrial method of growing corn appears to be causing more environmental damage than many might believe.

Part 1: Do you think farmers consider the environmental damage when growing corn?

Part 2: Do you think that farming can be more efficient? How?

Part 3: Why do you think industrial farming is so inefficient today?

Essay Topic 2

Corn is a food that seems to be dominant in the food chain, with it being a food for animals as well as a food for humans.

Part 1: Is it a good idea to have one food be so dominant in a food culture?

Part 2: Why do you think corn is something that is so dominant in the food culture?

Part 3: How do you think society can get away from corn or can it?

Essay Topic 3

For those who don't make a lot of money, fast food is a way to get higher calorie meals for less money.

Part 1: Do you think fast food is a bad thing?

Part 2: Why do you think lower income families choose fast food over healthy foods?

Part 3: How do you think fast food restaurants and grocery stores could help lower income families eat better?

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