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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stuffed fish did Bill have trouble with at the grill?
(a) Panimelo.
(b) Robini.
(c) Poisoni.
(d) Branzino.

2. What did Batali really want to do?
(a) Have his own TV show.
(b) Become an architect.
(c) Learn to cook like his grandmother.
(d) Become a veterinarian.

3. What is Ragu?
(a) A meat ball.
(b) The basic sauce served with pasta.
(c) A tomato sauce served on pizza.
(d) A fish sauce.

4. What magazine was Bill Buford a staff writer for, according to Chapter 1?
(a) "The New Yorker."
(b) "The New York Post."
(c) "The San Francisco Chronicles."
(d) "The Washington Post."

5. What is polenta?
(a) A porridge-like cereal.
(b) A fish dish.
(c) A cut of beef.
(d) A sausage.

6. What restaurant did Batali open after joining The Food Network?
(a) The Triest.
(b) The Vesuvius.
(c) The Ro.
(d) The Po.

7. What large cities was the city Batali studied cooking between?
(a) Between Milan and Verona.
(b) Between Bologna and Florence.
(c) Between Rome and Florence.
(d) Between Naples and Bologna.

8. What TV network was Batali's cooking show on?
(a) HGTV.
(b) The Food Network.
(c) The Eat Well Network.
(d) MSNBC.

9. Why would Bill never have the chance to work with Marco Pierre White?
(a) Marco Pierre White lost his restaurant.
(b) Marco Pierre White retired from cooking.
(c) Marco Pierre White died after the interview.
(d) Marco Pierre White hated Bill.

10. Who ran the restaurant Bill ate at in Chapter 10?
(a) Roberta Tagliani.
(b) Sophia Romani.
(c) Emilia Solimi.
(d) Miriam Leonardi.

11. What did Batali insist would be served at the pizzeria despite concern that it was not good?
(a) Calzones.
(b) Deep dish pizzas.
(c) Meat pizzas.
(d) Flat pizzas.

12. How many restaurants did Batali own when he met Bill?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

13. Where was the restaurant Batali turned down?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Portland.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

14. What was the name of the building where Batali opened his pizzeria?
(a) The Po.
(b) The Otto.
(c) The Grande.
(d) The Exelsior.

15. Who did Bill work under in Batali's kitchen?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Ethan.
(c) Meredith.
(d) Elisa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bill learn about polenta at Babbo Restaurant?

2. What was Batali's father profession?

3. What was the article that put Batali on the map about?

4. Who did Batali work under after studying at Le Cordon Bleu?

5. What handicap did Marco Pierre White have?

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