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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Food is Sex and Food is Pain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of restaurant is the place where Bourdain works in the early 1970's?
(a) A fast food restaurant.
(b) A pub.
(c) An upscale restaurant serving French cuisine.
(d) A summer tourist establishment.

2. Where is the summerhouse that Bourdain shares with his friends?
(a) Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
(b) Manchester, New Hampshire.
(c) Bridgeport, Connecticut.
(d) Portland, Maine.

3. What does Bourdain love about Bobby?
(a) His loud laugh and kind heart.
(b) His never-ending patience.
(c) His easy bravado and swagger.
(d) His desire to teach.

4. How does Bourdain approach food after his family vacation in France?
(a) With prejudice for French cuisine.
(b) With disinterest.
(c) With a new zeal.
(d) With a creative eye.

5. How does Bourdain feel during his time at college?
(a) Out of place and awkward.
(b) Stressed and overworked.
(c) Undisciplined and uninterested.
(d) Ambitious and goal-oriented.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has yet to arrive in the culinary world in the 1970's?

2. What does Bourdain fish for with the local fishing expert in France?

3. What does Bourdain realize in Vienne?

4. Whom does Bourdain acknowledge?

5. What sorts of food does Bourdain begin to eat after his trip to France?

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