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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the article that put Mario Batali on the map published according to Bill in Chapter 13?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1994.

2. What restaurant offered Batali his first kitchen?
(a) The Crota.
(b) The Serendipity.
(c) The Biltmore.
(d) Le Cordon Bleu.

3. Where did Batali move to learn to cook under a matron?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

4. What did Bill learn about polenta at Babbo Restaurant?
(a) That it needed to be stirred.
(b) That it should be cooked for hours and not stirred.
(c) That it takes days to cook.
(d) That it needed a lot of water.

5. What does "hammered" mean in a kitchen?
(a) Being fired.
(b) Being demoted.
(c) Being sick.
(d) Having more orders than one can handle making.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book did Bill find out about a 15th century cook?

2. Who did Batali open a restaurant with in 1992?

3. Who taught Bill where short ribs came from?

4. What did Batali really want to do?

5. What was polenta made of before the 16th century?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Andy (the expediter) becoming anxious?

2. What promotion did Bill receive in Chapter 9, and what did the position entail?

3. Where did Bill make his first batch of polenta?

4. What did Bill learn to cook in Chapter 8 and what happened after he mastered the dish?

5. Who was making life in the kitchen difficult?

6. How famous was Batali at the time he and Bill met?

7. What was Bil's first introduction to kitchen politics in Chapter 3?

8. Where was Batali offered his own kitchen?

9. Who did Bill spend time according to Chapter 10, and what did Bill find?

10. What book did Bill find when he was researching authentic Italian cooking?

(see the answer keys)

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