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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What has yet to arrive in the culinary world in the 1970's?
(a) Fondue.
(b) Celebrity chefs.
(c) Creativity.
(d) The desire to try cuisine from different cultures.

4. How does Bourdain feel during his time at college?
(a) Undisciplined and uninterested.
(b) Stressed and overworked.
(c) Out of place and awkward.
(d) Ambitious and goal-oriented.

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

6. What is one of the qualities that Bourdain most values in a line cook?
(a) A line cook who gets along with co-workers.
(b) A line cook who learns quickly.
(c) A line cook who can teach others new techniques.
(d) A line cook who never calls in sick.

7. Who is the chef of the restaurant called Mario's?
(a) Larry Mitcham.
(b) Mario Mitcham.
(c) Howard Mitcham.
(d) Tony Mitcham.

8. To what does Bourdain compare the size of the Rainbow Room kitchen?
(a) A football stadium.
(b) A closet.
(c) An elevator.
(d) An airport hangar.

9. What does the owner of Mario's select Bourdain to do?
(a) Revamp his menu.
(b) Test out his new dishes.
(c) Hand out fliers.
(d) Cater a large garden party.

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

11. What are the best nights for eating out?
(a) Saturday and Sunday.
(b) Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
(c) Monday through Friday.
(d) Tuesday through Saturday.

12. What is the Escoffier Room?
(a) The class with the newest appliances.
(b) The study hall of the CIA.
(c) The class that teaches students about the room where the meat is kept.
(d) A three-star restaurant open to the public.

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

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

15. What does Bourdain learn from Bobby, the chef at his summer job?
(a) How to deal with customers.
(b) The importance of cleanliness in a kitchen.
(c) The power that comes with being a chef.
(d) How to manage the staff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bourdain learn from assisting the boiler man?

2. According to Bigfoot, what is more important than lapses in judgment or destructive behavior?

3. What do Bourdain and Dimitri make that causes the guests to have fits of pain?

4. What year does Bourdain start working with Sam G and Dimitri in New York?

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

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