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

2. When does Bourdain's love affair with food start?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1980.

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

4. According to Bourdain, what is just as critical as a cook's knives?
(a) A cook's hands.
(b) A cook's creative mind.
(c) A cook's taste buds.
(d) A cook's mise-en-place.

5. What do Bourdain, Sam G, and Dimitri feel improves their productivity?
(a) Caffeine.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Rock music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What singer gives an impromptu concert at the Rainbow Room when Bourdain works there?

2. What kind of food does the restaurant where Bourdain worked in the summer serve?

3. How does Bourdain approach food after his family vacation in France?

4. Who is the instructor for the Escoffier Room?

5. What job does Bourdain get during the summer after his first year at CIA?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the owner of Mario's ask Bourdain and Dimitri to do?

2. What does Bourdain do while in France?

3. What does Bourdain tell anyone considering a career as a chef to consider?

4. How does Bourdain's day begin as the executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles?

5. What does Bourdain do after his experience in France?

6. What are the best nights to eat out and why?

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

8. What is the Rainbow Room?

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

10. What facet of being a chef does Bourdain despise the most?

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