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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. Where is Paradise Locker Meats located?

2. When did Johan Hultin arrive in Brevig Mission?

3. Where did Bill Niman grow up working at the family grocery store?

4. What happened to the slaughterhouse that Frank Reese was using to slaughter his poultry?

5. What is the population of Balinas, California?

Short Essay Questions

1. What infections are common in factory-farmed poultry? How common are they?

2. What is the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and when was it enacted?

3. Discuss Bill Niman's history. What led him to establish Niman Ranch?

4. How does Nicolette Niman justify her work at Niman Ranch while maintaining a vegetarian lifestyle?

5. How is the concept of nature developed as a theme in Eating Animals?

6. When and where was Niman Ranch established? What are the missions of the company?

7. What is Bill Niman's response to Bruce Friedrich's transcript in the book?

8. Why does the author discuss the 1918 flu pandemic?

9. How does the author describe the setup of the second farm he visited with C in "The Life and Death of a Bird"?

10. What company does Frank Reese run? What does it specialize in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the connections between avian influenza and the human flu. When and where did the human flu first originate? What has led to the pandemics that the author discusses in the book? What does he foresee in our future regarding pandemics? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's relationship with his grandmother and the influences that his grandmother had on him. How did her perseverance during the war inspire the author? What was her relationship to food? How is the story about the Russian farmer relevant to the themes of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the obstacles faced by family farms today. What are some examples from the text of conflicts that have arisen with those operating humane farms? What are the economic difficulties? What are the supply/demand difficulties?

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