Reading Quiz on My Year of Meats (Ch. 3-6, pp. 31-143)

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Reading Quiz on Ozeki’s My Year of Meats (1998, Chapter 3-6, pp. 31-143) 1. What happened to Akiko’s parents and her younger brother? How did Akiko meet Joichi Ueno? Why did Joichi want to get married and why did Akiko agree to marry him? Why does Akiko start losing weight after marrying Joichi? Why is he upset with Akiko after he hears a report from a doctor? How would you describe Joichi’s view of women?   2. Why does Jane choose the Martinez for the program, My American Wife!? What is Jane trying to show through showing the Martinez to the Japanese? How does the Tokyo staff respond to her choice of the program? What is Jane’s view of a real picture of Americans? What does Jane try to show through the Beaudroux family? How does Joichi react to the show of the Beaudroux, and what does Akiko think of the program?   3. What is DES and why do cattle feeders use DES? Why did doctors prescribe DES to pregnant women? What did researchers later find out about the impacts of DES on human bodies? The government banned DES for use in livestock in 1979, but illegal DES implants have been continued. Why did Europe ban the import of U.S. meat in 1989 and how is the production of the program, My American Wife! related to this change in U.S. meat industry?