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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Inside the CIA and The Return of Mal Carne.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of soup does Bourdain eat that changes his life?
(a) Vichyssoise.
(b) Cucumber soup.
(c) French onion soup.
(d) Gumbo.

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

3. How is the chef at Mario's described?
(a) As the best chef in the area.
(b) As the worst chef in the area.
(c) As the most hard-working chef in the business.
(d) As a difficult chef to work with.

4. Whom does Bourdain acknowledge?
(a) Those whose talents and credentials supersede his own.
(b) His publishers and agents.
(c) The professors and teachers at his culinary school.
(d) His wife and parents.

5. How do Bourdain and Dimitri earn extra money in Provincetown?
(a) They create new dishes for their bosses.
(b) They work as a waiter for different restaurants.
(c) They cater end-of-season parties.
(d) They do small jobs for Mario's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Bourdain's parents not allow him and his brother into a fine dining establishment?

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

3. What is the name of the restaurant where Bourdain works during his summer away from college?

4. Who is the instructor for the Escoffier Room?

5. What do Bourdain and Dimitri make that causes the guests to have fits of pain?

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