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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. Why does Bourdain advise against eating at brunch buffets?
(a) The food is often stale.
(b) The potential for bacteria is very high.
(c) Buffets never serve well-prepared food.
(d) People tend to eat for quantity, not quality.

2. What does the owner of Let's-Call-It-Gino's go to jail for?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Fraud.
(c) Tax evasion.
(d) Extortion.

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

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

5. How old is Bourdain when he lands a job at Tom H?
(a) Twenty-five years old.
(b) Twenty-two years old.
(c) Twenty-seven years old.
(d) Twenty-four years old.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the second most important person in the restaurant after the chef?

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

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

5. Why do Bourdain and his colleagues hire people from Latin countries?

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