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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does cabron mean?
(a) A man who is being used for his money.
(b) A man's girlfriend is being intimate with another man.
(c) A lazy worker.
(d) A man is using drugs to forget his problems.

2. What area of New York City is Tom H found?
(a) The financial district.
(b) The diamond district.
(c) The theater district.
(d) The meatpacking district.

3. What does the art form of cook-talk have that is known to all who work in kitchens?
(a) An illogical set of rules.
(b) A formal set of rules.
(c) A relaxed set of rules.
(d) A rigid set of rules.

4. What do Bourdain's purveyors know not to do?
(a) Communicate with the kitchen staff.
(b) Bring the products late.
(c) Bring inferior products into his kitchen.
(d) Tell competing restaurants about Bourdain's ingredients list.

5. What is Bourdain's first thought when waking up in the morning?
(a) His first thought is about ingredient selection.
(b) His first thought is about food preparation.
(c) His first thought is about the menu.
(d) His first thought is about the special of the day.

6. What do runners do?
(a) Help deliver food and provide surveillance for the chef.
(b) Purchase ingredients at the markets.
(c) Do small tasks in the kitchen for the chef.
(d) Clean the floors and counters in the restaurant.

7. How many hours is Bourdain's flight to Tokyo?
(a) Fourteen hours.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) Eleven hours.
(d) Sixteen hours.

8. How old is Bourdain when he lands a job at Tom H?
(a) Twenty-two years old.
(b) Twenty-seven years old.
(c) Twenty-four years old.
(d) Twenty-five years old.

9. What food does Billy's serve?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Submarines.
(c) Wings.
(d) Chicken.

10. What is something that Bourdain would not do?
(a) Waste his time on cake decorating.
(b) Serve a piece of meat well done.
(c) Master the art of Asian cuisine.
(d) Master the art of pastry making.

11. What position does the chef of Le Madri give Bourdain?
(a) Sous-chef at a new restaurant.
(b) Executive chef at a new restaurant.
(c) Executive chef at Le Madri.
(d) Sous-chef at Le Madri.

12. What does floor or scum refer to?
(a) The floor personnel.
(b) The leftovers.
(c) The customers in a restaurant.
(d) Dirt.

13. What has Bourdain fired Adam for in the past?
(a) Cut-backs.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Lack of skills.
(d) Unprofessional behavior.

14. When does Bourdain go to Tokyo for Les Halles?
(a) 1992.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1999.

15. What time does Adam call Bourdain in "Adam Real-Last-Name-Unknown"?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Morning.
(c) Evening.
(d) Night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bourdain tolerate Steve and Adam's juvenile antics?

2. When Adam calls Bourdain telling him "she'll die" what is he referring to?

3. How does Bourdain feel about going to Tokyo for Les Halles?

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

5. What item is foreign to the Japanese staff at Les Halles?

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