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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What must Bourdain endure at CIA?
(a) Alienation from classmates.
(b) Buffet-style dishes.
(c) Out-of-date appliances.
(d) Pompous teachers.

3. Where is the CIA?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Miami.

4. What does Bourdain want to do after his trip to France besides enjoy the food?
(a) Create new dishes using the ingredients of French cuisine.
(b) Write a food diary of his trip.
(c) Explore the cuisine of his home country.
(d) Impart the same enjoyment on others.

5. What type of food does Bourdain consider a safe leftover?
(a) Soup.
(b) Bread.
(c) Wine.
(d) Cheese.

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

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

8. Who is Bigfoot?
(a) Bourdain's mentor.
(b) Bourdain's old nemesis at his school.
(c) A man Bourdain believes is the perfect restaurant owner.
(d) Bourdain's closest friend and confidante.

9. How long does Bourdain work at the Rainbow Room?
(a) Four months.
(b) A year and a half.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

10. What year does Bourdain leave Vassar College?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1980.

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

12. What is Dimitri's job?
(a) Pasta cook.
(b) Line cook.
(c) Pastry chef.
(d) Dishwasher.

13. For whom does Bourdain have disdain?
(a) Restaurant critics.
(b) Customers who dine and dash.
(c) Vegans.
(d) Vegetarians.

14. What does the role of the line cook require?
(a) Good memory.
(b) Someone who can multitask.
(c) Two fast hands.
(d) Loyalty and endurance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of soup does Bourdain eat that changes his life?

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

3. What makes security personnel swarm the Rainbow Room while Bourdain worked there?

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

5. How does Bourdain describe the line cooks in most kitchens?

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