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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Bourdain work at the Rainbow Room?

2. What is the name of the boiler man at Bourdain's summer job?

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

4. When is seafood normally delivered?

5. Who is the chef of the restaurant called Mario's?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the mistakes that unprepared restaurant owners make?

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

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

5. What does Bourdain philosophize while in bed on a Sunday morning?

6. What are the three categories of the line cook?

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

8. What is Bourdain's opinion of Adam?

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

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

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