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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. According to Bourdain, what does good cooking and good eating involve?

2. How does Bourdain feel during his time at college?

3. When does Bourdain's love affair with food start?

4. How does Bourdain describe American workers?

5. How do Bourdain and Dimitri earn extra money in Provincetown?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Bourdain get a job during his summer from school and how does he feel about this job?

2. What is the Rainbow Room?

3. What is The Escoffier Room?

4. What is Working Progress?

5. Describe Bourdain's experience at the restaurant Tom H.

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

7. Discuss the role of the line cook.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Bourdain's use of humor in Kitchen Confidential. How does his use of humor affect the tone of the book? How does it affect the reader's experience? What type of humor does he use?

Essay Topic 2

Who are some of Bourdain's influences? How have they influenced him and his career?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Bourdain's writing style in Kitchen Confidential. In what way is the text informal? Why would Bourdain choose to write in this style? How does the writing style relate to the content of the book?

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