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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. Where did Dario's meat come from?

2. What was the name of the estate Dario bought after taking over the family business?

3. Who did Bill convince to come with him to Italy in Chapter 19?

4. Why was Batali convinced Babbo would be visited again by the newspaper?

5. What did Batali suggest to Mark according to Bill in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Dario berate the restaurant owner in Chapter 22?

2. What did Bill become obsessed with according to Chapter 16?

3. What did Bill convince his wife to do at the start of Chapter 19?

4. What did Bill learn upon his return to Dario's shop in Chapter 25?

5. What happened when an important visitor came to Babbo?

6. What did the Maestro do when Bill said his goodbyes?

7. Who did Bill call for a job?

8. What was Batali convinced of after the award in 1998?

9. What did Bill's visit to the La Pieve di San Leolino remind him of according to Chapter 28?

10. Who took over Andy's job, and what happened as a result in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Common thought is that women seldom make it in the restaurant industry. Based on Buford's book, do you think that this statement is true? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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