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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Bill and his wife tired of at the end of Chapter 24?
(a) Pork.
(b) Beef.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Pasta.

2. What did Bill do on his first day at Dario's shop?
(a) Made the evening meal.
(b) Cut a cow.
(c) Make sauces sold at the shop.
(d) Cut a pig.

3. Who first tried Andy's menu at his restaurant?
(a) Joe, Batali, and Bill.
(b) Joe, Mark, and Bill.
(c) Bill, Mark, and Batali.
(d) Bill, his wife and Batali.

4. Who was in charge of Giovanni's cows?
(a) Beppe.
(b) Phelippe.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Arno.

5. What was Betta's condition for her to teach Bill her family recipe?
(a) That he teach as many people as possible.
(b) That he would not tell Batali about it.
(c) That he not tell her family.
(d) That he only teach Batali.

6. What happened at Babbo after Andy's departure?
(a) Many people quit.
(b) It closed.
(c) The prices were lowered.
(d) It was refurbished.

7. What was Batali happy with even as he missed his 4 stars?
(a) That he had a good crew.
(b) That the critic liked the music.
(c) That the critic didn't notice the mess in the bathrooms.
(d) That the critic found his food good.

8. Who did Bill convince to come with him to Italy in Chapter 19?
(a) His wife.
(b) Batali.
(c) Mark.
(d) His son.

9. What made Bill think butchers of different regions have different ways of cutting the meat?
(a) He read it in a book.
(b) The names of the cut change.
(c) Regions wanted to have specialy cuts.
(d) Some of the cuts Dario taught him were not in books.

10. Why did Dario treat some of his customers unkindly for a few weeks after Bill's return?
(a) He and his girlfriend broke up.
(b) He paid his taxes.
(c) He lost a bet.
(d) He was caught speeding.

11. What did Bill decide he wanted to do about his obsession?
(a) He wanted to learn from an Italian cook.
(b) He wanted to write a book.
(c) He wanted to go to France.
(d) He wanted to find the oldest book possible on the subject.

12. Why did Dario berate the restaurant owner when they went out to dinner?
(a) The restaurant wanted to charge him too much.
(b) The food was not Italian and was made from inferior meat.
(c) The restaurant wasn't buying from him.
(d) The food was cold.

13. What did Batali order at the restaurant?
(a) A lot of food.
(b) Just the dessert.
(c) Only Italian food.
(d) Only a glass of wine.

14. What did Batali suggest to Mark according to Bill in Chapter 16?
(a) That Mark open his own restaurant.
(b) That Mark take Bill's place in the restaurant.
(c) That Mark tried to convince Bill to go to France.
(d) That Mark and Bill both intern with Betta.

15. What did Bill tell Batali about his project?
(a) That he would try staying in Italy.
(b) That he was not ready for it.
(c) That he preferred to work for someone else.
(d) That he needed to get some money first.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bill say of the people that made food an important part of Italy?

2. When was the Babbo kitchen in turmoil according to Bill in Chapter 29?

3. What was Catherine de Medici queen of?

4. What was the village wondering about Giovanni's new acquisition?

5. What was the name of the book Bill found that finally answered his question?

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