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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. Pollan notes that the fact that humans have the _______ to question eating animals makes them different.

2. Pollan also have to abandon his idea of an abalone ____________ in his meal.

3. Pollan points out that humans are happy to eat what _________ eat, as this communicates the safety of food.

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

5. Pollan is disgusted when he looks at a picture of himself with his kill and sees ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pollan attempt to do as he is reading the book "Animal Liberation"?

2. What is the irony that Pollan sees when he is looking over the delicious meal?

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

4. Where can Pollan buy some of the Salatin farm's produce?

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

6. What is in the meal that Pollan makes at the end of this section, which he describes as being phenomenal?

7. What is the reason why Garro hunts for the food in the woods?

8. Why does Pollan think that the hunter-gatherer food chain is not a realistic choice?

9. What are the eating patterns in many American households today?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Pollan is surprised by the many things he learns about his food and where it comes from.

Part 1: Do you know where your food comes from?

Part 2: Why do you think people don't often think about where their food comes from?

Part 3: Do you feel it is important to know where your food comes from?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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