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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the three categories of line cooks?
(a) Fast, faster, and fastest.
(b) American, Latin, and Asian.
(c) Artists, exiles, and mercenaries.
(d) Food lovers, money lovers, and adrenaline lovers.

2. What do Bourdain and Dimitri make that causes the guests to have fits of pain?
(a) Nearly-raw chicken parmesan.
(b) A salmon dish with bone fragments.
(c) A scalding hot minestrone soup.
(d) A pepper-loaded Chinese meal.

3. What job does Bourdain get during the summer after his first year at CIA?
(a) Broiler Man.
(b) Night porter.
(c) Waiter.
(d) Dishwasher.

4. What is the name of Bourdain's aunt?
(a) Tante Emilie.
(b) Tante Veronique.
(c) Tante Monique.
(d) Tante Jeanne.

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

6. Where does Bourdain attend college?
(a) Vassar College.
(b) Berkeley College.
(c) Buffalo State College.
(d) Corning Community College.

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

8. What sorts of food does Bourdain begin to eat after his trip to France?
(a) Stinky cheese, sweetbreads, and horsemeat.
(b) Deer and moose meat and exotic fruits and vegetables.
(c) Anything spicy.
(d) Sashimi and raw eel.

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

10. How does Bourdain describe American workers?
(a) As lazy and high maintenance.
(b) As loyal and hardworking.
(c) As creative and spontaneous.
(d) As weak and pathetic.

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

12. What year does Bourdain start working with Sam G and Dimitri in New York?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1984.

13. What kind of food does the restaurant where Bourdain worked in the summer serve?
(a) French cuisine.
(b) Common fried foods.
(c) Mexican food.
(d) Greek food.

14. What does Bourdain do to Luis to gain respect from his co-workers?
(a) Bourdain jabs Luis' hand with a fork.
(b) Bourdain throws a bucket of fish guts at Luis.
(c) Bourdain ignores Luis completely.
(d) Bourdain punches Luis.

15. What does Bourdain do while in France with his family?
(a) Tests the food in Paris' cafes.
(b) Visits the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.
(c) Explores the beaches of Normandy.
(d) Visits a number of vineyards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the wedding cake that Bourdain and Dimitri make?

2. What kind of restaurant is the place where Bourdain works in the early 1970's?

3. Who is the chef of the restaurant called Mario's?

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

5. What does Bourdain want to do after his trip to France besides enjoy the food?

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