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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 awarded 3 stars to Babbo according to Chapter 29?
(a) "The New Yorker."
(b) "The Washington Post."
(c) "The Boston Globe."
(d) "The New York Times."

2. What is the first thing Betta taught Bill about pasta?
(a) How to eat them.
(b) How to cook them.
(c) The best sauce recipe.
(d) How to roll the dough thin.

3. What was Catherine de Medici queen of?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Portugal.

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

5. Why was Batali worried in Chapter 29?
(a) His waiter did not recognize the critic until his final visit.
(b) His waiter stopped a critic from entering.
(c) Bill was the critic.
(d) The critic was making faces while eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Batali convinced Babbo would be visited again by the newspaper?

2. What was Batali happy with even as he missed his 4 stars?

3. What was the first animal Bill worked on after return to Dario's shop in Chapter 25?

4. Who wrote the the book Bill found that finally answered his question?

5. Who was in charge of Giovanni's cows?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Dario berate the restaurant owner in Chapter 22?

2. Why did Dario become irate in Chapter 26?

3. What did Maestro explain to Bill about the chianina?

4. Who suggested that Bill and Mark go to Italy?

5. What did Bill and his wife become tired of?

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

7. What was Batali convinced of after the award in 1998?

8. What did Bill's visit to the La Pieve di San Leolino remind him of according to Chapter 28?

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

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

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