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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the sous chef do to Bill during the night in Chapter 15?
(a) He ignored him all night.
(b) He transferred him to the prep kitchen.
(c) He stood over his shoulder waiting for him to make a mistake.
(d) He gave him contradictory orders.

2. Where did Batali consider buying a vineyard when he first met Bill?
(a) Tuscany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Normandy.

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

4. Who was the pastry chef in Batali's restaurant?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Gina.
(c) Elena.
(d) Sophia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the pastry chef tell Bill he could leave?

2. What was the name of Babbo's sous chef?

3. What was the name of the building where Batali opened his pizzeria?

4. Who did Bill visit the town Batali studied in later on with?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who came to work at Babbo's in Chapter 7?

2. What does Bill learn about clams despite not liking them?

3. Who did Bill Buford invite to dinner in "Dinner with Mario"?

4. What is considered the most basic sauce and how is it made?

5. What did not work well in Chapter 6?

6. What did Bill learn about polenta in Chapter 14?

7. Who was Jonathan Lynne according to Chapter 13?

8. What station did Bill want to work in Chapter 12?

9. What did Bill regret?

10. What did Bill discover about most kitchens?

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