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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Cooks? and From our Kitchen to your Table.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bourdain learn from assisting the boiler man?
(a) How to keep his station clean.
(b) How to manage the avalanche of meals each night.
(c) How to deal with customers.
(d) How to plate the meals correctly.

2. What does Bourdain do after his family vacation to France?
(a) Bourdain immerses himself in the French style of cooking.
(b) Bourdain explores other cultures' cuisines.
(c) Bourdain forgets about his France trip.
(d) Bourdain visits French restaurants in America to compare.

3. What does Bourdain fish for with the local fishing expert in France?
(a) Oysters.
(b) Tuna.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Eel.

4. What do Bourdain and Dimitri make that causes the guests to have fits of pain?
(a) A pepper-loaded Chinese meal.
(b) A scalding hot minestrone soup.
(c) Nearly-raw chicken parmesan.
(d) A salmon dish with bone fragments.

5. What are the best nights for eating out?
(a) Tuesday through Saturday.
(b) Monday through Friday.
(c) Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
(d) Saturday and Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the CIA?

2. According to Bourdain, what does good cooking and good eating involve?

3. What kind of food does the restaurant where Bourdain worked in the summer serve?

4. How does Bourdain feel about the chef at the restaurant, Mario's?

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

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