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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 was Batali's father profession?

2. What was the name of Babbo's sous chef?

3. What didn't Bill have that annoyed his direct boss in Batali's kitchen?

4. What did Batali become when he accepted his first kitchen?

5. What was an "extern" in Batali's kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bill learn to cook in Chapter 8 and what happened after he mastered the dish?

2. Where did Batali arrive in Chapter 4?

3. What did Bill become in Chapter 1, and what did it teach Bill?

4. Who was making life in the kitchen difficult?

5. What made Bill feel like a part of the kitchen staff?

6. What did the workers at Babbo's always need to assume?

7. Who came to work at Babbo's in Chapter 7?

8. What did not work well in Chapter 6?

9. Where did Batali move in California, and what did he do?

10. What did Batali need to learn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Food Network can be credited for making chef superstars. Do you think personality is more important than good cooking for a TV chef?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Buford's reasons for wanting to work in the Babbo kitchen, and determine why he chose not to open a restaurant.

Essay Topic 3

Do you think that Bill used his book on Batali as an excuse to try and work in a professional kitchen? Was becoming a cook necessary for the book to be written? Explain your reasoning.

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