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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Bourdain determined to enroll during the early 1970's?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Harvard Law School.
(c) Le Cordon Bleu.
(d) The Culinary Institute of America.

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

4. How does Bourdain feel about the food in Paris during his family vacation?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is shocked.
(c) He is unimpressed.
(d) He is revolted.

5. Whom has the instructor for the Escoffier Room been rumored to have worked with?
(a) Auguste Escoffier.
(b) Pierre Troisgros.
(c) Paul Bocuse.
(d) Fernand Point.

6. When is seafood normally delivered?
(a) Tuesdays or Thursdays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) On the weekend.

7. How does Bourdain describe Bigfoot?
(a) Brilliant, cunning, and intellectual.
(b) Meek, quiet, and clumsy.
(c) Menacing, talentless, and diabolic.
(d) Charming, energetic, and knowledgeable.

8. How does Bourdain describe the line cooks in most kitchens?
(a) As dysfunctional types.
(b) As hard workers.
(c) As sweaty and high-strung.
(d) As young and irresponsible.

9. What is CIA designed to do?
(a) Educate learners to be caterers.
(b) Teach students the culinary arts.
(c) Give ordinary people a little extra cooking skill.
(d) Turn out hotel and corporate dining facility chefs.

10. What singer gives an impromptu concert at the Rainbow Room when Bourdain works there?
(a) Barbara Streisand.
(b) Billy Joel.
(c) Frank Sinatra.
(d) Tony Bennett.

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

12. Where does Bourdain meet Bigfoot?
(a) In France.
(b) At a vegetable market.
(c) At Mario's restaurant.
(d) At the Culinary Institute.

13. What does Bourdain witness for the first time at the restaurant he works at with Sam G and Dimitri?
(a) "Lazy Chef Syndrome."
(b) "Failing Restaurant Syndrome".
(c) "Running Customer Syndrome".
(d) "Burnt Toast Syndrome."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While Bourdain works at his summer job in the early 1970's, what does he vow?

2. What does Bourdain learn while at the Rainbow Room?

3. What does Bourdain love about Bobby?

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

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

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