Read-Aloud: ``Mother Bruce´´

 

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After Peaches

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Advanced Graphic Novel (e-book)

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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