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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 admits that losing ________ does force the human to lose a part of his or her culture as well as his or her nature.

2. What does Pollan decide that he wants to gather from a local pond, though he ends up not using it?

3. Pollan sees some mushrooms which he believes to be ___________, though he is not sure enough to eat them.

4. Neither being ignorant or aware is a completely _________ way of eating in the world today.

5. Salatin disagrees with the idea that organic food is ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Salatin suggest stores should do with their food which might make consumers shop differently?

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

3. Why does Salatin disagree with the argument that organic food costs too much?

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

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

6. Why is Bev having troubles getting his eggs into stores and into the market?

7. Why is Pollan disgusted by the picture of him with a pig that he hunted?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Salatin talks to Pollan about the ways in which a farm can grow in line with the Earth to be more productive and healthy.

Part 1: Do you think that organic growing is the best way to grow for food supplies?

Part 2: Why do you think organic growing methods aren't always the best choice?

Part 3: Do you think that organic growing is more of a trend than a way of life?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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