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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Dario berate the restaurant owner when they went out to dinner?
2. What did Bill do on his first day at Dario's shop?
3. Who awarded 3 stars to Babbo according to Chapter 29?
4. What was Betta's condition for her to teach Bill her family recipe?
5. What was the relation between Dario and Giovanni?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Bill want to research at the end of Chapter 29?
2. What happened when an important visitor came to Babbo?
3. What was Batali convinced of after the award in 1998?
4. Why did Bill arrive ten days earlier than Mark?
5. What did Bill arrange to buy when he and his wife returned to New York in Chapter 24?
6. What did Maestro explain to Bill about the chianina?
7. What was Caso Mono and why were some concerned according to Chapter 17?
8. What did Bill convince his wife to do at the start of Chapter 19?
9. Who suggested that Bill and Mark go to Italy?
10. Why did Dario become irate in Chapter 26?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dario and Giovanni had bad blood between them after Giovanni decide to prevent his sister from dating Dario's son. Bill says in the book that most of society dismissed such a "caste" system. Do you think it to be true in the U.S. society?
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the stations which Buford worked at and discuss his experience on the station.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how Buford intertwines elements of a memoir, biography, and tutorial into his writing.
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