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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 was an "extern" in Batali's kitchen?
(a) A part time employe.
(b) An unpaid intern.
(c) A cleaning boy.
(d) A consultant.

2. What large cities was the city Batali studied cooking between?
(a) Between Naples and Bologna.
(b) Between Rome and Florence.
(c) Between Bologna and Florence.
(d) Between Milan and Verona.

3. What magazine was Bill Buford a staff writer for, according to Chapter 1?
(a) "The New York Post."
(b) "The Washington Post."
(c) "The New Yorker."
(d) "The San Francisco Chronicles."

4. Where was the restaurant Batali turned down?
(a) Paris.
(b) Portland.
(c) London.
(d) Hawaii.

5. What magazine did Bill Buford found?
(a) "Bien Manger Magazine."
(b) "Bon Appetit Magazine."
(c) "Food Magazine."
(d) "Granta Magazine."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Bill have trouble with the stuffed fish on the grill?

2. What did Batali really want to do?

3. Who did Bill work under in Batali's kitchen?

4. What restaurant did Batali open in 1992?

5. What chef's work was featured in the 15th century book Bill found?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Babbo kitchen like two different kitchens according to Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

6. How famous was Batali at the time he and Bill met?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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