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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Batali consider buying a vineyard when he first met Bill?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Tuscany.
(c) Spain.
(d) Sicily.

2. How many restaurants did Batali own when he met Bill?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. What did Batali become when he accepted his first kitchen?
(a) The highest paid chef of his age.
(b) The first American to have a kitchen.
(c) The youngest chef.
(d) The worst paid chef of his age.

4. Who did Bill work under in Batali's kitchen?
(a) Ethan.
(b) Meredith.
(c) Sofia.
(d) Elisa.

5. What did Batali have to learn at the Italian restaurant?
(a) Italian.
(b) Cutting pasta.
(c) Humility.
(d) Patience.

6. When did Batali move to California according to Chapter 2?
(a) Spring 1986.
(b) Spring 1985.
(c) Spring 1987
(d) Spring 1988.

7. What is Ragu?
(a) A fish sauce.
(b) A meat ball.
(c) A tomato sauce served on pizza.
(d) The basic sauce served with pasta.

8. What did Batali do before working at the Four Seasons hotel?
(a) He worked at the "Dimagio."
(b) He worked for a catering company.
(c) He worked as a pizza delivery guy.
(d) He opened his own restaurant.

9. Who was the saute chef at Babbo?
(a) Dominic Cipollone.
(b) Andy.
(c) Nick.
(d) Mark Barrett.

10. What did Batali do on his TV show?
(a) He went to restaurants to help them improve.
(b) He toured schools to improve nutrition.
(c) He taught people to cook a specific meal.
(d) He went to people's house to cook a meal.

11. Who looked over Bill's shoulder when he first made polenta?
(a) Batali.
(b) Elisa.
(c) His wife.
(d) An Italian cook.

12. What did Bill discover about Batali while at the game?
(a) That Batali did not like football.
(b) That Batali was a Bears fan.
(c) How famous Batali's show made him.
(d) That Batali was not famous.

13. What position did Abby Bodiker have before joining Babbo?
(a) Prep cook for Po.
(b) Sous chef at the Laviari.
(c) Prep cook at The Food Network.
(d) She was a student.

14. What station did Bill beg Batali to assign him to?
(a) The grill.
(b) The pasta station.
(c) The fish station.
(d) The sauce station.

15. What was the article that put Batali on the map about?
(a) How pasta was made.
(b) New York food industry.
(c) Batali's restaurant.
(d) A group of chefs that met to relax.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Batali's condition when he assigned Bill to the station he begged to be on?

2. What did the sous chef do to Bill during the night in Chapter 15?

3. What led to a great deal of tension in the Babbo kitchen?

4. Who was the expediter at Babbo Restaurant?

5. Why was Holly Burling hired?

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