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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What station did Bill say he had to take over in Chapter 15?
(a) The fish station.
(b) The grill station.
(c) The sauce station.
(d) The pasta station.

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

4. Who looked over Bill's shoulder when he first made polenta?
(a) His wife.
(b) Elisa.
(c) Batali.
(d) An Italian cook.

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

6. What restaurant did Bill eat at in Italy in Chapter 10?
(a) Dolce Mio.
(b) La Ventura.
(c) La Dolce Vita.
(d) The Trattoria La Buca.

7. What was the name of Batali's TV show?
(a) Italian Kitchen.
(b) Dinner with Mario.
(c) Malto Mario.
(d) Bon Appetit.

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

9. What magazine did Bill Buford found?
(a) "Bon Appetit Magazine."
(b) "Granta Magazine."
(c) "Food Magazine."
(d) "Bien Manger Magazine."

10. What does the food prepared on the grill have to be considered acceptable?
(a) A good sauce.
(b) The mark of the grill.
(c) The smokey smell.
(d) A few burns.

11. Why did Bill have trouble with the stuffed fish on the grill?
(a) It is heavy.
(b) It burns easily.
(c) It is delicate.
(d) It is sticky.

12. How many time did Bill drop or burn the stuffed fish on the grill?
(a) None of them.
(b) All of them.
(c) Half of them.
(d) A third of them.

13. Who did the article about Batali attract the attention of according to Bill?
(a) HGTV.
(b) The head of The Food Network.
(c) Bill.
(d) The IRS.

14. What was Marco Pierre White avid at?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Running.

15. What promise did Batali and Joe make to Andy?
(a) To let him out of his contract.
(b) To let him take over Babbo.
(c) To let him study in Italy.
(d) To back him in a Spanish restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What didn't Bill have that annoyed his direct boss in Batali's kitchen?

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

3. What did Bill discover about Batali while at the game?

4. Who wrote the book Bill found about a 15th century cook?

5. What TV network was Batali's cooking show on?

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