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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the meals that Batali cooked on TV never turn out quite the same as in his restaurant according to Bill?

2. What did Bill discover about Batali while at the game?

3. How many restaurants did Batali own when he met Bill?

4. What was the article that put Batali on the map about?

5. What is polenta made of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is considered the most basic sauce and how is it made?

3. Who is Bill Buford?

4. What did Bill regret?

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

6. Who was making life in the kitchen difficult?

7. Where did Bill visit in Chapter 11?

8. What did Bill become in Chapter 1, and what did it teach Bill?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that the reason Batali gave for not completing cooking school were valid? Can his reasoning apply to other professions?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the relationship Buford had with Batali with the relationship Buford had with Dario.

Essay Topic 3

Bill read a lot of cook books, some several hundred years old and also was taught family recipes that were transferred verbally. Do you think written recipes prevent cooking for evolving or do you think written recipes are worth the trade by promulgating cooking to the masses?

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