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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. How does Bourdain describe American workers?
(a) As loyal and hardworking.
(b) As weak and pathetic.
(c) As lazy and high maintenance.
(d) As creative and spontaneous.

2. What does Bourdain feel about the early 1970's in terms of the cooking world?
(a) It is an exciting time.
(b) It is a time of change.
(c) It is a time of traditional cuisine.
(d) It is a primitive time.

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

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

5. Where is the Rainbow Room located?
(a) Rockefeller Center.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Empire State Building.
(d) Times Square.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the owner of Mario's select Bourdain to do?

3. According to Bourdain, what does good cooking and good eating involve?

4. What year does Bourdain graduate high school?

5. Bourdain says that line cooking is not about innovation, but what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bourdain realize while listening in on his workers' banter?

2. Why does Bourdain quit his position at Coco Pazzo Teatro?

3. What tasks must Bourdain deal with as executive chef at Coco Pazzo Teatro?

4. What sort of worker does Bourdain value most?

5. What does Bourdain do on his first morning in Tokyo?

6. What does Bourdain do after his first year at the CIA?

7. How does Bourdain find the classes at the CIA?

8. Describe Bourdain's experience at the restaurant Billy's.

9. What does Bourdain vow because of his experience at The Dreadnaught?

10. Describe Bourdain's experience at the restaurant Let's-Call-It-Gino's.

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