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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Bigfoot, what is more important than lapses in judgment or destructive behavior?

3. What are the best nights for eating out?

4. How is the chef at Mario's described?

5. For whom does Bourdain have disdain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bourdain do while in France?

2. What does Bourdain do after a long day at work?

3. Describe Bourdain's experience at the restaurant Rick's Cafe.

4. Where and when does Bourdain's love affair with food begin?

5. What new foods does Bourdain eat in France?

6. What does Bourdain do after his first year at the CIA?

7. What are some of the essential food items that Bourdain lists?

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

9. What is The Escoffier Room?

10. What tasks must Bourdain deal with as executive chef at Coco Pazzo Teatro?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what it is like to work in a kitchen, according to Bourdain. What are the types of roles in a kitchen? What is the atmosphere like in the kitchen? What is cook-talk? What type of person is best suited for working in a kitchen environment?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Bourdain's time at the Culinary Institute of America. What is his opinion of the program? What does he learn during his time there?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of Kitchen Confidential. Where does Bourdain realize the power of food? Where does Bourdain go to culinary school? Where does Bourdain work for most of his career? How does the setting affect his career?

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