View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Industrial communities sell __________, while the artisinal sells a special product.

2. A new economy, based on a new way of __________, demands a new kind of eating where people enjoy preparing meals.

3. Who has helped Bev out by giving him a lot of produce to get by?

4. ________ help pair foods that complement one another not just in flavor, but in use as well.

5. Humans also overcame their _________ in plants through cooking, grinding, or soaking the foods.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is in the meal that Pollan makes at the end of this section, which he describes as being phenomenal?

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

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

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

9. What are some of the ways in which humans have learned to overcome the plant's defenses?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

At one point, the book brings up the idea that food should be the next revolution in America.

Part 1: Why might food be the basis for a new revolution?

Part 2: Do you think food is something that is causing divisiveness in the country today?

Part 3: How do you think the food supply might change if there was a revolution?

Essay Topic 3

Pollan is surprised by the many things he learns about his food and where it comes from.

Part 1: Do you know where your food comes from?

Part 2: Why do you think people don't often think about where their food comes from?

Part 3: Do you feel it is important to know where your food comes from?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 618 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample