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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 did Bill once think about what Batali ordered?

2. Why did Dario berate the restaurant owner when they went out to dinner?

3. What was Catherine de Medici queen of?

4. What was Bill now thinking about Batali's order?

5. Who awarded 3 stars to Babbo according to Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bill arrange to buy when he and his wife returned to New York in Chapter 24?

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

3. Why did everyone in the town talk about Giovanni's bull according to Chapter 27?

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

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

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

7. What did Betta finally agree to on one condition?

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

9. Why did Bill become focused on early recipes verses late recipes?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Buford intertwines elements of a memoir, biography, and tutorial into his writing.

Essay Topic 3

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

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