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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. Where does Bourdain's love affair with food start?

2. What does Bourdain learn from assisting the boiler man?

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

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

5. What job does Bourdain get during the summer after his first year at CIA?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Steven?

2. What does Bourdain philosophize while in bed on a Sunday morning?

3. How does Bourdain's day begin as the executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles?

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

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

6. Why does Bourdain go to Tokyo in 1999?

7. What does Bourdain discover about the kitchen staff at the Rainbow Room?

8. What does Bourdain do after his experience in France?

9. What does Adam mean when he tells Bourdain to "Feed the bitch or she'll die!"

10. What kinds of workers are hired for the line cook position?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Bourdain's personality. What are some of his defining personality traits? Has his personality ever affected him negatively in his career? How has his personality helped him along the way with his career?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss some of the tips and hints that Bourdain tells the customer. For instance, what are the best days to eat in a restaurant and why?

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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