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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 Betta's condition for her to teach Bill her family recipe?

2. What type of meat did Dario not sell according to Chapter 27?

3. What made Chianines special?

4. Why did Dario treat some of his customers unkindly for a few weeks after Bill's return?

5. Who took over Andy's job at Babbo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Bill call for a job?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 23, what was Bill finally allowed to help prepare?

6. What did Bill eventually find?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Dario and Giovanni had bad blood between them after Giovanni decide to prevent his sister from dating Dario's son. Bill says in the book that most of society dismissed such a "caste" system. Do you think it to be true in the U.S. society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the similarities and differences of Bill and Batali, including how they are perceived by others in the book.

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