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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bourdain describe Dimitri?
(a) An introverted man in his thirties.
(b) A carefree artist.
(c) An intelligent but obnoxious man.
(d) An energetic innovator.

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

3. According to Bourdain, what kind of job is the job of a line cook?
(a) It is a hard yet rewarding position.
(b) It is a thankless position.
(c) It is an unimportant role in a restaurant.
(d) It is an important job.

4. What does Bourdain do after his family vacation to France?
(a) Bourdain explores other cultures' cuisines.
(b) Bourdain visits French restaurants in America to compare.
(c) Bourdain forgets about his France trip.
(d) Bourdain immerses himself in the French style of cooking.

5. How does Bourdain describe Bigfoot?
(a) Charming, energetic, and knowledgeable.
(b) Meek, quiet, and clumsy.
(c) Menacing, talentless, and diabolic.
(d) Brilliant, cunning, and intellectual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of food should one never eat at a restaurant on a Monday?

2. What do Bourdain, Sam G, and Dimitri feel improves their productivity?

3. What type of soup does Bourdain eat that changes his life?

4. How does Bourdain find the classes at CIA?

5. How does Bourdain feel during his time at college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bourdain not get the job at the steak house?

2. Why does Bourdain go to Tokyo in 1999?

3. How has Bourdain changed since his time before the CIA?

4. Where and when does Bourdain's love affair with food begin?

5. What are the three categories of the line cook?

6. What does Adam mean when he tells Bourdain to "Feed the bitch or she'll die!"

7. Describe Bigfoot.

8. Where does Bourdain get a job during his summer from school and how does he feel about this job?

9. What is the Rainbow Room?

10. What does Anthony Bourdain want to share with the reader?

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