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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after taking over the grill was Bill hammered for the first time?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. Who worked the grill at Babbo?
(a) Mark Barrett.
(b) Nick.
(c) Andy.
(d) Dominic Cipollone.

3. Why did one of Babbo's worker kill himself?
(a) He had a terminal disease.
(b) He was depressed.
(c) Debt.
(d) A troubled relationship.

4. What was polenta made of before the 16th century?
(a) Corn.
(b) From a grain called Amani that disappeared in the 18th century.
(c) A variety of grains, including barley.
(d) Wheat.

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

6. What was the article that put Batali on the map about?
(a) Batali's restaurant.
(b) A group of chefs that met to relax.
(c) New York food industry.
(d) How pasta was made.

7. What was Batali never able to find on TV?
(a) Good ingredients.
(b) An audience.
(c) A format that suited him.
(d) A good producer.

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

9. Who was doing the menial work in Babbo's kitchen?
(a) A group of strangers.
(b) A group of cousins.
(c) A group of brothers.
(d) A group of friends.

10. What game did Bill take Batali to after dinner?
(a) The Red Socks.
(b) New York Giants.
(c) The Redskins.
(d) The Bears.

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

12. What restaurant did Batali open in 1992?
(a) The Rocco.
(b) The Po.
(c) The Roccoco.
(d) The Dolce Vita.

13. What handicap did Marco Pierre White have?
(a) He was hard of hearing.
(b) He was dyslexic.
(c) He was blind.
(d) He was in a wheelchair.

14. Who did Batali study under in Italy?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Betta.
(c) Greta.
(d) Roma.

15. What bled into Marco Pierre White's life according to Bill?
(a) His schedule.
(b) His bad temper.
(c) His ordering people around.
(d) He poor management skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ran the restaurant Bill ate at in Chapter 10?

2. What did the family that owned the restaurant Batali studied at buy after closing the restaurant?

3. What did Batali become when he accepted his first kitchen?

4. Why did Nick leave Babbo?

5. What stuffed fish did Bill have trouble with at the grill?

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