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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. What type of food should one never eat at a restaurant on a Monday?
(a) Fish.
(b) Poultry.
(c) Meat.
(d) All of the above.

2. How does Bourdain describe Dimitri?
(a) A carefree artist.
(b) An introverted man in his thirties.
(c) An intelligent but obnoxious man.
(d) An energetic innovator.

3. What does Bourdain wish to share with the reader?
(a) The ins and outs of the nation's best culinary schools.
(b) An expose on the kitchens of the top restaurants in America.
(c) The true story about living and working in the culinary profession.
(d) His favorite recipes.

4. Bourdain does not understand anyone with a preference for what?
(a) Blue meat.
(b) Medium rare meat.
(c) Rare meat.
(d) Well done meat.

5. According to Bourdain, what does good cooking and good eating involve?
(a) A level of risk.
(b) A sense of adventure.
(c) A professional palate.
(d) Steady hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Bourdain and Dimitri earn extra money in Provincetown?

2. At CIA, what does Bourdain have that his classmates do not?

3. Where is the summerhouse that Bourdain shares with his friends?

4. What is Bourdain's position at Brasserie Les Halles?

5. What job does Bourdain get during the summer after his first year at CIA?

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