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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 does the night porter do?
(a) Operates the phones and deals with administrative tasks after closing.
(b) Balances the books after closing.
(c) Escorts the customers to the valet.
(d) Cleans the restaurant and takes out the trash after closing.

2. What sort of cuisine does Let's-Call-It-Gino's serve?
(a) Northern Italian cuisine.
(b) Home-style American cuisine.
(c) Latin American cuisine.
(d) Sicilian cuisine.

3. What does the owner of Billy's tell Bourdain to do?
(a) Search everyone that enters the restaurant.
(b) Reuse the customer's leftovers.
(c) Sing happy birthday to celebrating customers.
(d) Fire anyone wearing gold chains, jewelry, and tattoos.

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

5. What does Bourdain admit about the kitchen environment?
(a) It is the dirtiest place in the restaurant, including the bathroom.
(b) It is a place for men to bond.
(c) It is a playground with knives.
(d) It is not suitable for everyone, especially women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does weeded mean?

2. What was the dream of Tom and Fred of Tom H?

3. What food does Billy's serve?

4. What does the role of the line cook require?

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

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