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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. How long after taking over the grill was Bill hammered for the first time?

2. Why was Bill pushed off the grill station?

3. Why did the pastry chef tell Bill he could leave?

4. What was Batali never able to find on TV?

5. What does the food prepared on the grill have to be considered acceptable?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did not work well in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

5. Why was Andy (the expediter) becoming anxious?

6. What did Bill discover about most kitchens?

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

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

9. Who is Bill Buford?

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

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 Batali with the relationship Buford had with Dario.

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