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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Day in the Life and Sous-Chef.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the instructor of Escoffier Room known for?
(a) His ineptness when it comes to French cuisine.
(b) His flamboyant personality and fashion sense.
(c) His unrelenting, despotic instructional techniques.
(d) The relaxed atmosphere of his class.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the chef at Mario's described?

2. What sorts of customers does Tom H attract?

3. What does owning a restaurant feed besides the customers?

4. Why is Bourdain in a low period when Bigfoot hires him?

5. What does the owner of Let's-Call-It-Gino's go to jail for?

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