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

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

3. Where is Bourdain determined to enroll during the early 1970's?
(a) The Culinary Institute of America.
(b) Harvard Law School.
(c) Le Cordon Bleu.
(d) Yale University.

4. What type of food should one never eat at a restaurant on a Monday?
(a) Poultry.
(b) Meat.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Fish.

5. What is Bourdain determined to do during his summer break after his first year at CIA?
(a) Impress his colleagues at The Dreadnaught.
(b) Practice everything he learned at school.
(c) Relax and enjoy the summer.
(d) Learn new techniques to impress his teachers with.

Short Answer Questions

1. At CIA, what does Bourdain have that his classmates do not?

2. While Bourdain works at his summer job in the early 1970's, what does he vow?

3. Where does Bourdain's love affair with food start?

4. What is the instructor of Escoffier Room known for?

5. To what does Bourdain compare the size of the Rainbow Room kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do his parents not allow Bourdain and his brother to do and how does this affect Bourdain?

2. How does Bourdain find the classes at the CIA?

3. What does Bourdain admit about his culinary journey?

4. What is Bourdain's job during his second summer at The Dreadnaught?

5. What does Bourdain do after his experience in France?

6. What does Bourdain tell anyone considering a career as a chef to consider?

7. What does Bourdain do on his first morning in Tokyo?

8. Whom does Bourdain consider to be the best chef in New York and why?

9. What does Bourdain feel about Bobby, the chef of The Dreadnaught?

10. Describe Bourdain's experience at the restaurant Let's-Call-It-Gino's.

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