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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what point does Bourdain realize it is time to fire a worker?
(a) When a person's behavior becomes a detriment to himself or the kitchen.
(b) When a person becomes a hindrance to the business.
(c) When the person is unable to do his job consistently and professionally.
(d) When a person shows a lack of respect towards Bourdain.

2. What do runners do?
(a) Help deliver food and provide surveillance for the chef.
(b) Purchase ingredients at the markets.
(c) Clean the floors and counters in the restaurant.
(d) Do small tasks in the kitchen for the chef.

3. What was the dream of Tom and Fred of Tom H?
(a) To make their customers smile.
(b) To open up a restaurant in every borough of the city.
(c) To serve their grandmothers' chicken parm recipe.
(d) To convert a brownstone and serve meatloaf to celebrities.

4. What does floor or scum refer to?
(a) The customers in a restaurant.
(b) The floor personnel.
(c) Dirt.
(d) The leftovers.

5. Why does Bourdain resign from Coco Pazzo Teatro?
(a) He receives a better offer from a competing restaurant.
(b) He is unimpressed with the cuisine.
(c) He is exhausted from the administrative and human resources issues.
(d) He is bored and unchallenged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bourdain go to Tokyo for Les Halles?

2. What item is foreign to the Japanese staff at Les Halles?

3. What does Bourdain admit about the kitchen environment?

4. What is the name of the owner of Let's-Call-It-Gino's?

5. What do Steve and Bourdain have in common?

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