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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Make my Bones and The Happy Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Bourdain's aunt?
(a) Tante Monique.
(b) Tante Emilie.
(c) Tante Jeanne.
(d) Tante Veronique.

2. What does Bourdain wish to share with the reader?
(a) The true story about living and working in the culinary profession.
(b) An expose on the kitchens of the top restaurants in America.
(c) His favorite recipes.
(d) The ins and outs of the nation's best culinary schools.

3. What does Bourdain want to do after his trip to France besides enjoy the food?
(a) Create new dishes using the ingredients of French cuisine.
(b) Explore the cuisine of his home country.
(c) Write a food diary of his trip.
(d) Impart the same enjoyment on others.

4. Whom has the instructor for the Escoffier Room been rumored to have worked with?
(a) Paul Bocuse.
(b) Pierre Troisgros.
(c) Auguste Escoffier.
(d) Fernand Point.

5. What is the instructor of Escoffier Room known for?
(a) His unrelenting, despotic instructional techniques.
(b) The relaxed atmosphere of his class.
(c) His ineptness when it comes to French cuisine.
(d) His flamboyant personality and fashion sense.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bourdain describe Bigfoot?

2. What makes someone succeed in restaurant ownership?

3. What does Bourdain feel about the early 1970's in terms of the cooking world?

4. What is Dimitri's job?

5. How does Bourdain describe American workers?

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