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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. What is Ragu?

3. What position did Abby Bodiker have before joining Babbo?

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

5. What did Batali do to Dominic when Dominic bumped into him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Bill regret?

3. Where was Batali offered his own kitchen?

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

5. Who was making life in the kitchen difficult?

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

7. What did Bill realize once he started to work at Babbo's?

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

9. Where did Bill visit in Chapter 11?

10. What promotion did Bill receive in Chapter 9, and what did the position entail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Jessica, Buford's wife and Buford and examine the testing moment of their marriage.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think that the organizational system (brigade system) of a kitchen makes successful chefs?

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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