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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 word from the book refers to someone who attempts to convert or recruit someone?

2. Where is Farm Sanctuary located?

3. What did the author's activist friend "C" do when they discovered a crippled and dying turkey chick in the farm they stole into at night?

4. Through what war did the author's grandmother barely survive?

5. What did the author's grandmother describe filling her pants with when she was young during the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the 60 pounds of flour in the author's grandmother's basement?

2. How does the author describe his relationship with his grandmother in "The Fruits of Family Trees"?

3. What aspect of fellowship does the author challenge as offered by Michael Pollan?

4. How does the author define "cruelty" in the text?

5. What does Foer point out about the fishing industry in "Friends and Enemies"?

6. How have chicken and egg production changed since the 1930s?

7. What is a downer? How does the author describe downers in the industrial farming industry?

8. What is meant by "factory farming"?

9. What is Farm Sanctuary and what is its mission?

10. How do our food choices contribute to environmental degradation and global warming, according to the author in "Words/Meaning"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the company Paradise Locker Meats. Where is it located? What service does it supply? What did the author learn when touring this facility?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks to veganism and vegetarianism. How do these diets affect an individual's health? How do they affect an individual's food options? How are these diet/lifestyle choices perceived socially?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the organization PETA. When was PETA founded? What is PETA's mission? What are acts of protest that have been performed by the members of PETA? What changes has PETA enacted? How?

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