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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Cooks? and From our Kitchen to your Table.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bourdain learn from assisting the boiler man?
(a) How to manage the avalanche of meals each night.
(b) How to plate the meals correctly.
(c) How to keep his station clean.
(d) How to deal with customers.

2. How do Bourdain and Dimitri earn extra money in Provincetown?
(a) They work as a waiter for different restaurants.
(b) They do small jobs for Mario's.
(c) They create new dishes for their bosses.
(d) They cater end-of-season parties.

3. What is one of the qualities that Bourdain most values in a line cook?
(a) A line cook who never calls in sick.
(b) A line cook who learns quickly.
(c) A line cook who can teach others new techniques.
(d) A line cook who gets along with co-workers.

4. What does Bourdain fish for with the local fishing expert in France?
(a) Tuna.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Oysters.
(d) Eel.

5. How does Bourdain approach food after his family vacation in France?
(a) With a creative eye.
(b) With a new zeal.
(c) With disinterest.
(d) With prejudice for French cuisine.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bourdain, what does good cooking and good eating involve?

2. Where is the summerhouse that Bourdain shares with his friends?

3. At CIA, what does Bourdain have that his classmates do not?

4. When is seafood normally delivered?

5. Bourdain says that line cooking is not about innovation, but what?

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