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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. Why would Bill never have the chance to work with Marco Pierre White?
(a) Marco Pierre White lost his restaurant.
(b) Marco Pierre White died after the interview.
(c) Marco Pierre White hated Bill.
(d) Marco Pierre White retired from cooking.

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

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

4. Who taught Bill where short ribs came from?
(a) His butcher.
(b) Batali.
(c) Elisa.
(d) Sophia.

5. Who ran the restaurant Bill ate at in Chapter 10?
(a) Roberta Tagliani.
(b) Sophia Romani.
(c) Emilia Solimi.
(d) Miriam Leonardi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What station did Bill beg Batali to assign him to?

2. Who did Batali study under in Italy?

3. Why did one of Babbo's worker kill himself?

4. What is polenta?

5. Who was doing the menial work in Babbo's kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job did Batali turn down and why?

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

3. Where did Batali arrive in Chapter 4?

4. What did Bill become in Chapter 1, and what did it teach Bill?

5. What did Bill realize once he started to work at Babbo's?

6. What was Bil's first introduction to kitchen politics in Chapter 3?

7. Where did Batali move in California, and what did he do?

8. Who is Bill Buford?

9. Where did Bill visit in Chapter 11?

10. Who was Jonathan Lynne according to Chapter 13?

(see the answer keys)

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