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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. What happened to Vic's split pea soup?

2. What did McGee call the process of making sauce?

3. Why did Michael leave class right after the knife exam?

4. What was the name of Michael's tablemate in Chef Pardus's class that had been a banker?

5. What table was Michael assigned to in his first class with Chef Pardus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Michael view the efficiency he learned from being in skills class?

2. What did Michael say happened to him in skills class?

3. How did Michael describe the outfit that Chef Pardus wore to Skills class?

4. What did Elizabeth David say about sauces?

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

6. What were Chef Pardus's critiques at the end of day 8?

7. What happened in the demo part of Chef Pardus's class?

8. How did Chef Pardus feel about Michael?

9. Who was Eun-Jung Lee?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how people who didn't attend CIA felt about the school, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the difference between a chef and a cook.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how instructors at CIA felt about Michael sitting in on classes at CIA. Use examples from the book.

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