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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 study under in Italy?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Betta.
(c) Greta.
(d) Roma.

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

3. What newspaper put Mario Batali on the map according to Bill?
(a) "The New York Sentinel."
(b) "The New York Observer."
(c) "The New York Times."
(d) "The New Yorker."

4. What does the food prepared on the grill have to be considered acceptable?
(a) A few burns.
(b) A good sauce.
(c) The mark of the grill.
(d) The smokey smell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Marco Pierre White avid at?

2. Who was the saute chef at Babbo?

3. What city was the 15th century book Bill found written in?

4. What restaurant did Batali open in 1992?

5. What did Batali do before working at the Four Seasons hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Batali arrive in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

6. What did Batali need to learn?

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

8. Where did Bill make his first batch of polenta?

9. Who is Bill Buford?

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

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