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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 restaurant did Batali open in 1992?
(a) The Dolce Vita.
(b) The Roccoco.
(c) The Po.
(d) The Rocco.

2. Why did Bill meet with Marco Pierre White?
(a) To talk about Italy.
(b) To ask him what Batali learned from him.
(c) To talk about pasta.
(d) To aks him to take him in.

3. Who did Batali open a pizzeria with according to Chapter 15?
(a) Joe.
(b) Charles.
(c) Mark.
(d) Andy.

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

5. What was the name of Babbo's sous chef?
(a) Frankie.
(b) Mark.
(c) Jack.
(d) Andy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper put Mario Batali on the map according to Bill?

2. Who did the article about Batali attract the attention of according to Bill?

3. What was Batali never able to find on TV?

4. How many time did Bill drop or burn the stuffed fish on the grill?

5. What large cities was the city Batali studied cooking between?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What made Bill feel like a part of the kitchen staff?

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

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

5. What did Bill learn to cook in Chapter 8 and what happened after he mastered the dish?

6. Where was Batali offered his own kitchen?

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

8. What did Batali need to learn?

9. What did the workers at Babbo's always need to assume?

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

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