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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Level of Discourse and Other Bodies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the dream of Tom and Fred of Tom H?
(a) To serve their grandmothers' chicken parm recipe.
(b) To convert a brownstone and serve meatloaf to celebrities.
(c) To open up a restaurant in every borough of the city.
(d) To make their customers smile.

2. How does Bourdain describe the line cooks in most kitchens?
(a) As sweaty and high-strung.
(b) As young and irresponsible.
(c) As dysfunctional types.
(d) As hard workers.

3. According to Bourdain, what is just as critical as a cook's knives?
(a) A cook's taste buds.
(b) A cook's hands.
(c) A cook's creative mind.
(d) A cook's mise-en-place.

4. What does six-top mean?
(a) An order of six waters.
(b) A customer who makes six figures.
(c) A table with six people.
(d) An order of six entrees.

5. What famous movie is the restaurant Rick's Cafe a theme of?
(a) Annie Hall.
(b) Easy Rider.
(c) Breakfast at Tiffany's.
(d) Casablanca.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bourdain, what kind of job is the job of a line cook?

2. According to Bourdain, what are most line cooks?

3. What is one of the qualities that Bourdain most values in a line cook?

4. What experience does Bourdain detest?

5. What are crunchies?

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