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Summary:
Devin and Nadia are in a desperate race to stop a multinational corporation from gaining control of the food supply and destroying their mother's career in the process. While Devin and Nadia spend summer vacation at a university camp for little kids—Nadia as a counselor and Devin as an unwilling participant—their mother's research project is vandalized and her motives are questioned. Devin, Nadia and Simon stumble upon shady characters, corporate conspiracy and a plot to take over the nation's food supply with genetically modified fertilizer.
After reading, answer the following questions:
1. What is the main goal of Dr. Chang's research?
1 To find areas to turn wasted food into compost
2 To teach the public how to eat healthier
3 To help farmers use less water to grow their crops
4 To create more landfills for waste products
2. Devin runs away from the University Day Camp for all of the following reasons except:
1 He's older than all the kids.
2 He isn't paid according to the agreement.
3 His sister treats him like a slave.
4 The camp is boring.
3. Ingredients listed first on a package of food means that those items:
1 Were used in smaller amounts
2 Were used in larger amounts
3 Are considered the healthiest
4 Are considered the least healthy
4. Who is responsible for setting up Dr. Chang to be fired from her research position?
1 Dr. Stines
2 Dr. Mitchell
3 Mitnick
4 Amir
5. What is the proper order of the "Food System," how food gets to our table?
1 Production, Distribution, Processing, Access
2 Processing, Production, Distribution, Access
3 Production, Processing, Distribution, Access
4 Access, Production, Processing, Distribution
6. How does someone break into the research lab at the University?
1 Tey break the top-security lock.
2 Dr. Stines secretly gives them a key.
3 Mitnick is hired to hack Mrs. Chang's passcode.
4 The door is accidentally left open.
7. What is worrisome about genetically modified foods?
1 It may lead to health risks in people.
2 It could produce flavorless vegetables.
3 It can decrease the number of calories.
4 It attracts more insects.
8. What does Devin see the two teenagers doing at the Research Station?
1 Digging up the corn
2 Driving through the corn fields
3 Picking the main door lock
4 Spraying bleach on the crops
9. What is Grenco's goal?
1 To grow award winning corn
2 To create a better irrigation system
3 To gain control of food production
4 To monopolize the seed economy
10. What is the objective of being a "locavore"?
1 To help prevent pollution
2 To grow higher quality crops
3 To stop relying on local farmers
4 To increase fruit exports
