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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. Bev notes that he only has to sell the idea of the ______ in order to sell the higher priced food.

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

3. Pollan thinks that if stores had to include __________ of how an item was produced, people would change their eating habits.

4. Pollan wants to say ________ to the animals for the meal, but realizes this is already in the meal.

5. Pollan tries to be vegetarian, but gives it up as he finds it less ________ and much more difficult.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Pollan point out about the loss of meat in one's diet?

7. What does Pollan try to make, but then decides that he shouldn't use it because it doesn't seem right?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Much of the image of what 'organic' is may not be true, according to Pollan's findings.

Part 1: Why do you think people are so drawn to the idea of something being organic?

Part 2: Do you choose organic foods? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think a person can make a more informed decision about the foods they buy and eat?

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