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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 the article that put Batali on the map about?

2. Why did Bill have trouble with the stuffed fish on the grill?

3. What did Batali become when he accepted his first kitchen?

4. What large cities was the city Batali studied cooking between?

5. What did Batali do before working at the Four Seasons hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did not work well in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

5. Where did Batali move in California, and what did he do?

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

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

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

9. Who was Jonathan Lynne according to Chapter 13?

10. What did Bill discover about most kitchens?

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

Discuss how criticism among employees and changes in the kitchen affect the staff and quality of a restaurant.

Essay Topic 3

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

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