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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. What was Batali's condition when he assigned Bill to the station he begged to be on?

2. Who looked over Bill's shoulder when he first made polenta?

3. What restaurant did Bill eat at in Italy in Chapter 10?

4. When was the article that put Mario Batali on the map published according to Bill in Chapter 13?

5. Why did one of Babbo's worker kill himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Batali need to learn?

2. Where did Bill visit in Chapter 11?

3. Where was Batali offered his own kitchen?

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

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

6. What job did Batali turn down and why?

7. Who was Jonathan Lynne according to Chapter 13?

8. What book did Bill find when he was researching authentic Italian cooking?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Batali opened a pizzeria that had a lot of success despite having "inedible" pizzas. Do you think cuisine is losing the fight of good taste against processed food and that people have lower standards for what is good?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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