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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Betta taught Bill about pasta?
(a) How to roll the dough thin.
(b) How to cook them.
(c) The best sauce recipe.
(d) How to eat them.

2. What was Dario's girlfriend's name?
(a) Ann Marie.
(b) Maria.
(c) Dominica.
(d) Sophia.

3. Why was everyone concerned about Andy's restaurant?
(a) They thought he didn't have enough funds.
(b) They thought he couldn't get the right ingredients.
(c) They thought Andy could not cook.
(d) They thought he didn't have a good location.

4. When was Babbo awarded 3 stars according to Chapter 29?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1999.

5. What was Bill's wife's name?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Elisa.
(d) Sophia.

6. Who awarded 3 stars to Babbo according to Chapter 29?
(a) "The New York Times."
(b) "The New Yorker."
(c) "The Boston Globe."
(d) "The Washington Post."

7. What was Bill now thinking about Batali's order?
(a) It was too little.
(b) He still thought it was not appropriate.
(c) He encouraged such orders.
(d) It was too much money.

8. Why did Dario berate the restaurant owner when they went out to dinner?
(a) The restaurant wasn't buying from him.
(b) The restaurant wanted to charge him too much.
(c) The food was cold.
(d) The food was not Italian and was made from inferior meat.

9. What was Batali happy with even as he missed his 4 stars?
(a) That the critic found his food good.
(b) That he had a good crew.
(c) That the critic liked the music.
(d) That the critic didn't notice the mess in the bathrooms.

10. What did Betta force Bill to do first in her pizzeria?
(a) Practice with her.
(b) Assist her.
(c) Listen.
(d) Watch.

11. What were Bill and his wife tired of at the end of Chapter 24?
(a) Beef.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Pork.
(d) Cheese.

12. What did Bill discover about tortellini after coming back in the U.S.?
(a) That water needs to be warm for most of them.
(b) That all recipes are identical.
(c) That not two recipes are alike.
(d) That the flour used is not the same.

13. What were the two estates flanking Dario's dedicated to?
(a) Making wine.
(b) Raising cattle.
(c) Making cheese.
(d) Growing grapes.

14. What did Bill do to lose his composure?
(a) He argued with Batali.
(b) He drank too much.
(c) He said something offensive.
(d) He laughed too hard.

15. What made Chianines special?
(a) They were easily scared.
(b) They were longer than regular cows and all white.
(c) They fatten fast.
(d) They produced good milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Bill obsessed with at the start of Chapter 16?

2. When was the Babbo kitchen in turmoil according to Bill in Chapter 29?

3. What does the silver sliver get rid of?

4. What did Bill once think about what Batali ordered?

5. What did Bill find Dario reciting to his customers?

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