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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. Where does Bourdain attend college?
(a) Corning Community College.
(b) Vassar College.
(c) Buffalo State College.
(d) Berkeley College.

2. What makes security personnel swarm the Rainbow Room while Bourdain worked there?
(a) A fire broke out in the kitchen.
(b) The chef had an altercation with a line cook.
(c) There was a bomb threat.
(d) The Kennedy children were at the Rainbow Room.

3. What year does Bourdain leave Vassar College?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1980.

4. Where is the summerhouse that Bourdain shares with his friends?
(a) Portland, Maine.
(b) Manchester, New Hampshire.
(c) Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
(d) Bridgeport, Connecticut.

5. How does Bourdain describe Bigfoot?
(a) Menacing, talentless, and diabolic.
(b) Meek, quiet, and clumsy.
(c) Charming, energetic, and knowledgeable.
(d) Brilliant, cunning, and intellectual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bourdain feel about the early 1970's in terms of the cooking world?

2. Bourdain and Bigfoot formed a bond despite what?

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

4. How does Bourdain describe Dimitri?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of the runner and night porter in a restaurant?

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

3. What does Bourdain feel about Bobby, the chef of The Dreadnaught?

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

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

6. How has Bourdain changed since his time before the CIA?

7. Describe the chef of Mario's.

8. What is Bourdain tolerant of when it comes to his workers?

9. What is Bourdain's job during his second summer at The Dreadnaught?

10. What sort of worker does Bourdain value most?

(see the answer keys)

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