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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. There are parts of the world, Pollan points out, where the only use of the land is for _______, otherwise it would be useless.

2. What is the name of Peter's Singer's book that informs the beginning of this chapter?

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

4. Overcoming human senses had sometimes been vital, as in the case of bitter ______________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Ortega y Gasset have to say about the idea of hunting?

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

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

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

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

Farmers continue to have to grow more and more corn to keep up with the supply and demand, but it's harming their farms.

Part 1: What are some of the problems of only growing corn in a field?

Part 2: Do you think that farmers should be pushed to grow so much corn?

Part 3: Why do you think farmers aren't trying to grow more diverse crops?

Essay Topic 2

Polyface Farm also strives to live off the grid in an effort to use as few resources as possible.

Part 1: Do you think it's possible for you to live without depending on the grid?

Part 2: Why do you think a person might want to live off the grid?

Part 3: How would your live change if you were to start living off the grid?

Essay Topic 3

The supersizing of foods and drinks has led to more sales for the soda drink companies.

Part 1: What do you think about the idea of supersizing your meals?

Part 2: Do you think that the idea of supersizing may have contributed to the growing obesity problem?

Part 3: Why do you think people tend to enjoy the idea of supersizing their meals and drinks?

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