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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 many ingredients were on the prep list for day 8 of Chef Pardus's class?

2. What kind of car did Michael drive in 1996?

3. How did Chef Pardus act at the end of day 8?

4. What did CIA want the students to be able to make in the cooking practical of Skills 1?

5. Who made Michael feel the way he did while taking the written cooking test?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Julia Child's opinion on sauce?

2. How did Michael feel when he saw himself in the chef's uniform for the first time?

3. What was the discussion the chefs had about brown sauce at dinner one night?

4. What did Chef Pardus say was the mindset of a mediocre chef?

5. How did the students feel at the end of day 8 of class?

6. What was Chef Smith's demeanor like?

7. How did Chef Pardus's students feel when they got their grades back on their first papers?

8. What did Chef Pardus say to the students about their grades?

9. What did Elizabeth David say about sauces?

10. What was Chef Hestnar's job at CIA?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss whether or not Michael really wanted to become a professional chef.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Michael's relationships with his instructors at CIA, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

The book "The Making of a Chef" is written by a journalist who went to cooking school. Discuss how Michael's two worlds as a journalist and chef collided in the development of this book.

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