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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 animal was Bill finally allowed to help prepare in Chapter 23?
(a) Goats.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Cows.

2. What was the name of the estate Dario bought after taking over the family business?
(a) Il Enmouni.
(b) Il Armo.
(c) Il Veritas.
(d) Il Greppo.

3. Who was in charge of Giovanni's cows?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Beppe.
(c) Arno.
(d) Phelippe.

4. What made Bill think butchers of different regions have different ways of cutting the meat?
(a) Regions wanted to have specialy cuts.
(b) He read it in a book.
(c) Some of the cuts Dario taught him were not in books.
(d) The names of the cut change.

5. When did Bill arrive at Dario's shop?
(a) On a Thursday.
(b) On a Sunday.
(c) On a Saturday.
(d) On a Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Bill and his wife tired of at the end of Chapter 24?

2. When was the Babbo kitchen in turmoil according to Bill in Chapter 29?

3. What did Bill notice Dario did not stock at his shop?

4. What was Bill now thinking about Batali's order?

5. What were the two estates flanking Dario's dedicated to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Bill arrive ten days earlier than Mark?

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

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

4. In Chapter 23, what was Bill finally allowed to help prepare?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did Bill convince his wife to do at the start of Chapter 19?

(see the answer keys)

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