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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. What does Pollan need to prepare for that allows him to become more aware of his natural surroundings?

2. What do Pollan and Garro decide to go out to hunt at the start of the chapter?

3. What is the name of the person that Pollan goes with to deliver the foods to local restaurants?

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

5. Garro states that he does not hunt for the thrill of the _________, but for the food he can catch.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Pollan believe that CAFO does not take into consideration when processing meat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The organic farmers talk about how there is a price to pay when they want to be productive.

Part 1: Do you think that organic farming can ever be pure farming?

Part 2: Why do you think that organic farmers still grow their crops in an industrial way?

Part 3: Is there anything wrong with organic farmers being more industrial in their techniques?

Essay Topic 2

The idea behind grass farming is to begin and end with a highly renewable resource - grass.

Part 1: Why do you think Salatin decided to be a grass farmer?

Part 2: Does the idea of being a grass farmer seem like a lot of work?

Part 3: How do you think an industrial farmer could implement the ideas of grass farming. Or couldn't they?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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