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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bourdain, what kind of job is the job of a line cook?
(a) It is a thankless position.
(b) It is an unimportant role in a restaurant.
(c) It is a hard yet rewarding position.
(d) It is an important job.

2. What kind of restaurant is the place where Bourdain works in the early 1970's?
(a) A summer tourist establishment.
(b) A fast food restaurant.
(c) A pub.
(d) An upscale restaurant serving French cuisine.

3. According to Bourdain, what are most line cooks?
(a) Culinary geniuses.
(b) Immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries.
(c) Social misfits.
(d) High school dropouts.

4. How is the chef at Mario's described?
(a) As the most hard-working chef in the business.
(b) As the best chef in the area.
(c) As the worst chef in the area.
(d) As a difficult chef to work with.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Luis' job?

2. What does Bourdain love about Bobby?

3. What might an unprepared restaurant owner do to improve business?

4. What is one of the qualities that Bourdain most values in a line cook?

5. How does Bourdain feel about the chef at the restaurant, Mario's?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bourdain not get the job at the steak house?

2. What does Anthony Bourdain want to share with the reader?

3. What does Bourdain do while in France?

4. What are some of the essential items needed to prepare food at home?

5. What kinds of workers are hired for the line cook position?

6. According to Bourdain, what will determine a person's success in the kitchen?

7. How do Dimitri and Bourdain earn extra money? Are they successful?

8. Who is Steven?

9. What does Bourdain discover about the kitchen staff at the Rainbow Room?

10. What are some tips for eating out?

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