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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who fixed the best pasta Bill ever tasted?
(a) Batta.
(b) Miriam.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Emilia.

2. What book did Dario give Bill?
(a) A knife.
(b) A cow.
(c) A book on beef cuts.
(d) A recipe book Dario wrote.

3. Who was working in Dario's shop with Bill on his first day?
(a) Roberto and Sophia.
(b) Elisa and Lisa.
(c) Markus and Mario.
(d) Carlo and Theresa.

4. Where did Dario's meat come from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Portugal.

5. When did Bill arrive at Dario's shop?
(a) On a Saturday.
(b) On a Thursday.
(c) On a Monday.
(d) On a Sunday.

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

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

8. When was Babbo awarded 3 stars according to Chapter 29?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1999.

9. What did Bill once think about what Batali ordered?
(a) That it was too demanding.
(b) That it was too expensive.
(c) That is was not appropriate.
(d) That it was too little.

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

11. What did Bill beg Betta to teach him?
(a) How to make tortellini.
(b) How to make ravioli.
(c) How to make caneloni.
(d) How to make spaghetti.

12. What did Bill discover about tortellini after coming back in the U.S.?
(a) That not two recipes are alike.
(b) That the flour used is not the same.
(c) That water needs to be warm for most of them.
(d) That all recipes are identical.

13. What was the first animal Bill worked on after return to Dario's shop in Chapter 25?
(a) A cow.
(b) A pig.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A goat.

14. What was Catherine de Medici queen of?
(a) Italy.
(b) Portugal.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

15. What is Red Chili Jelly called in Italy?
(a) Monina.
(b) Mostarda.
(c) Estamina.
(d) Robina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Batali encourage his waiters to do?

2. What did Bill decide he wanted to do about his obsession?

3. What did Bill do at the end of Chapter 18?

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

5. Why did Dario berate the restaurant owner when they went out to dinner?

(see the answer keys)

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