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

2. When was the article that put Mario Batali on the map published according to Bill in Chapter 13?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1996.

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

4. What did Bill discover can be a good addition to a sauce despite the fact that he never liked it before?
(a) Frog legs.
(b) Anchovies.
(c) Clams.
(d) Mussels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Batali move to California according to Chapter 2?

2. What magazine was Bill Buford a staff writer for, according to Chapter 1?

3. What did Batali really want to do?

4. Who looked over Bill's shoulder when he first made polenta?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What book did Bill find when he was researching authentic Italian cooking?

2. Why was Andy (the expediter) becoming anxious?

3. Who is Bill Buford?

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

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

6. What job did Batali turn down and why?

7. What did Bill regret?

8. What did Bill discover about most kitchens?

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

10. Who was making life in the kitchen difficult?

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