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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 dish was Bill allowed to help prepare in Chapter 23?

2. What is the name of Panzano's oldest church?

3. What is Red Chili Jelly called in Italy?

4. What was the relation between Dario and Giovanni?

5. What did Bill say of the people that made food an important part of Italy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bill eventually find it impossible to do in?

2. What did Bill and his wife become tired of?

3. What was Babbo awarded with in 1998 according to Chapter 29?

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

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

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

7. What did Bill admit during the dinner with Batali?

8. Who suggested that Bill and Mark go to Italy?

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

10. What did Bill eventually find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kitchen politics is an important part of why Bill desired to move on from the Babbo's kitchen. Do you think, based on Bill's writing, that the kitchen is like a military structure or more like an organized chaos.

Essay Topic 2

The star system is the most preponderant way people rate restaurant. News paper and dedicated publications like the "New York Times" or the Michelin Guide provide ratings but websites also do. Which rating system would you trust the most when choosing a restaurant?

Essay Topic 3

The Food Network can be credited for making chef superstars. Do you think personality is more important than good cooking for a TV chef?

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