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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Julia say she would not have had without her husband?
(a) Her education.
(b) Her skills.
(c) Her career.
(d) Her self-esteem.

2. What did Bugnard want to do after retiring from Cordon Bleu?
(a) Teach private lessons.
(b) Work for the poor.
(c) Open a cafe.
(d) Move to the Baltic.

3. What did Julia say was the greatest lesson she learned at Cordon Bleu?
(a) To do things simply.
(b) To be patient.
(c) To infuse dishes with creativity.
(d) To have one signature dish.

4. What was Max Bugnard's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Schedule Secretary.
(c) Chef.
(d) School owner.

5. Which of these was NOT one of Julia's most loved things?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Cooking.
(c) France.
(d) Fame.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Julia describe the room in which her first cooking class in France was taught?

2. What did Dorothy do to make Julia mad?

3. How did the GIs in Julia's cooking class pay for the course?

4. Julia said she wanted this book to be about what?

5. Julia messed up what dish when a friend was visiting?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Julia put this book together?

2. Who was Minette, and how did Julia feel about her?

3. What did Julia think about making admissions over botched dishes?

4. Why did Julia joins the OSS?

5. What did Julia learn in Marseille about the French language?

6. How did Paul's mother get by after her husband died?

7. How did Julia get a publisher for her first cookbook?

8. How was Julia raised?

9. Julia had the hardest time adjusting to what in her first apartment in Paris?

10. What did Paul's age difference benefit in Julia's life?

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