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

2. What does Bourdain feel about the early 1970's in terms of the cooking world?
(a) It is an exciting time.
(b) It is a time of traditional cuisine.
(c) It is a primitive time.
(d) It is a time of change.

3. 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.

4. Why do Bourdain's parents not allow him and his brother into a fine dining establishment?
(a) Because it is too expensive.
(b) Because their clothes are dirty.
(c) Because of their brooding behavior.
(d) Because they will not like the food.

5. Where does Bourdain's love affair with food start?
(a) Aboard an ocean liner.
(b) In a caravan.
(c) Flying over the Atlantic.
(d) On a tour bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bourdain determined to enroll during the early 1970's?

2. What does Bourdain admit from the get-go?

3. What is the name of the boiler man at Bourdain's summer job?

4. What does Bourdain love about Bobby?

5. What year does Bourdain graduate high school?

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