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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 Bill and his wife return to in Chapter 24?

2. Where did Bill bump his head in the first few weeks of work at the shop?

3. When did Bill arrive at Dario's shop?

4. Who was in charge of Giovanni's cows?

5. What did Dario want to become before returning to the family business?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Bill call for a job?

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

3. What did Maestro explain to Bill about the chianina?

4. What did Bill eventually find?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the Algonquin Round Table with the group of chefs that met at Blue Ribbon.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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