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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 Dario's girlfriend's name?

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

3. What was the relation between Dario and Giovanni?

4. What was Bill obsessed with at the start of Chapter 16?

5. Why was the meat of the Chianines tender and much desired?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Dario's story based on Chapter 21?

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

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

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

8. How did Bill injure himself in the first weeks in the shop according to Chapter 20?

9. What did Bill eventually find?

10. What was Caso Mono and why were some concerned according to Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the stations which Buford worked at and discuss his experience on the station.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think that Italian restaurants would be wise to use "slaves" to fill positions in their kitchens? What other methods could Italian restaurants use to teach their craft?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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