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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 made the pasta at Betta's house at Christmas?
(a) Her daughters.
(b) Her.
(c) Her mother and aunts.
(d) Her father and uncles.

2. What book did Dario give Bill?
(a) A book on beef cuts.
(b) A cow.
(c) A knife.
(d) A recipe book Dario wrote.

3. What did Bill find Dario reciting to his customers?
(a) "Don Giovanni."
(b) Dante's "Inferno."
(c) "Casanova."
(d) "La Dolce Vita".

4. What made Chianines special?
(a) They were longer than regular cows and all white.
(b) They fatten fast.
(c) They were easily scared.
(d) They produced good milk.

5. What did Dario's father die of?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Shot to death.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the book Bill written that finally answered his question?

2. When was Babbo awarded 3 stars according to Chapter 29?

3. Who first tried Andy's menu at his restaurant?

4. Who did Bill convince to come with him to Italy in Chapter 19?

5. Who interned with Dario Cecchini before Bill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bill want to research at the end of Chapter 29?

2. What happened when an important visitor came to Babbo?

3. What did the Maestro do when Bill said his goodbyes?

4. What was Babbo awarded with in 1998 according to Chapter 29?

5. Who took over Andy's job, and what happened as a result in Chapter 18?

6. What did Bill admit during the dinner with Batali?

7. Why did Dario become irate in Chapter 26?

8. Why did everyone in the town talk about Giovanni's bull according to Chapter 27?

9. What did Bill eventually find it impossible to do in?

10. What did Bill arrange to buy when he and his wife returned to New York in Chapter 24?

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