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

2. What is Pollan eating when he attempts to read Peter Singer's book?

3. Store purchased foods, according to Salatin, do not take into consideration environmental and health ________.

4. Some believe that human ________ is different from that of animals because humans are capable of suffering.

5. Pollan also makes two entrees, one of grilled and one of braised __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Locally grown foods are said to taste better than those that are shipped from far away places.

Part 1: Do you think local foods are better for those who eat them?

Part 2: Why do you think locally grown foods might taste better?

Part 3: How do you choose your foods - price or taste?

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

The government doesn't encourage off the grid and natural farming, according to Pollan and Salatin's discussion.

Part 1: Why wouldn't the government encourage a more efficient way of farming?

Part 2: How do industrial farmers help the government?

Part 3: What might happen if the government supported farmers like Salatin?

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