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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. Who did Batali open a restaurant with in 1992?
(a) Arturo Sighinolfi.
(b) Roberto Casineli.
(c) Sophia Lenguini.
(d) Pierro Maltoni.

2. What restaurant did Batali open after joining The Food Network?
(a) The Ro.
(b) The Vesuvius.
(c) The Triest.
(d) The Po.

3. What does Batali say Ragu is?
(a) The only way to get good fish.
(b) A condiment.
(c) Useless in his kitchen.
(d) The only failure of Italian cooking.

4. What network executive read the article that put Batali on the Map?
(a) Rober Kempt.
(b) Marcus Roberts.
(c) Anthony Matthews.
(d) Jonathan Lynne.

5. Why did one of Babbo's worker kill himself?
(a) A troubled relationship.
(b) Debt.
(c) He had a terminal disease.
(d) He was depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Batali move to learn to cook under a matron?

2. What did the sous chef do to Bill during the night in Chapter 15?

3. What position did Abby Bodiker have before joining Babbo?

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

5. Who worked the grill at Babbo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bill regret?

2. Why was the restaurant called Otto doomed to fail, according to Chapter 15?

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

4. What did Batali need to learn?

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

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

7. What did not work well in Chapter 6?

8. What promotion did Bill receive in Chapter 9, and what did the position entail?

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

10. Who is Bill Buford?

(see the answer keys)

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