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

2. Why did Nick leave Babbo?

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

4. What newspaper put Mario Batali on the map according to Bill?

5. What restaurant did Batali open after joining The Food Network?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bill Buford?

2. Where did Bill make his first batch of polenta?

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

4. Who did Bill Buford invite to dinner in "Dinner with Mario"?

5. What made Bill feel like a part of the kitchen staff?

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

7. How was the Babbo kitchen like two different kitchens according to Chapter 5?

8. Who came to work at Babbo's in Chapter 7?

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

10. Why was the restaurant called Otto doomed to fail, according to Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Buford's reasons for wanting to work in the Babbo kitchen, and determine why he chose not to open a restaurant.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the similarities and differences of Bill and Batali, including how they are perceived by others in the book.

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