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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the owner of Let's-Call-It-Gino's go to jail for?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Fraud.
(c) Extortion.
(d) Tax evasion.

2. What do Bourdain and the first person he hires at Coco Pazzo do?
(a) Host a party to celebrate.
(b) Create a signature dish.
(c) Change the menu to their tastes.
(d) Hire other cooks they have worked with from other kitchens.

3. What does Bourdain imagine Adam's state to be in "Adam Real-Last-Name-Unknown"?
(a) High as a kite.
(b) Tired and weak.
(c) Deathly ill.
(d) Coming off a high of cocaine and liquor.

4. Why does Bourdain keep hiring Steve?
(a) Steve is the only person that Bourdain feels he can fully trust in a kitchen.
(b) Bourdain has never met anyone as talented as Steve.
(c) They are comfortable with one another and can both manage any situation in the kitchen.
(d) Steve tries his best, which is enough for Bourdain.

5. What is a Queez?
(a) A restaurant critic.
(b) The sous-chef.
(c) An irate customer.
(d) A Cuisinart food processor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which chef does Bourdain consider the best?

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

3. How does Bourdain fuel his anxiety during dinner service?

4. How many courses is the meal that Bourdain considers the finest meal he has ever eaten?

5. What do runners do?

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