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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 does the owner of Mario's select Bourdain to do?

2. What does Bourdain do after his family vacation to France?

3. What does owning a restaurant feed besides the customers?

4. What does Bourdain do while in France with his family?

5. Where does Bourdain meet Bigfoot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of the runner and night porter in a restaurant?

2. What tasks must Bourdain deal with as executive chef at Coco Pazzo Teatro?

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

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

5. What are some examples of prerequisites for a chef's preparation, according to Bourdain?

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

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

8. Describe Bourdain's experience at the restaurant Tom H.

9. What are some tips for eating out?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is an anecdote? What are some examples of anecdotes in Kitchen Confidential? What tone do these anecdotes create?

Essay Topic 2

What does creative license mean? Why is creative license a common occurrence in the memoir genre? How has Bourdain used creative license in Kitchen Confidential?

Essay Topic 3

What is an epiphany? When does Bourdain have an epiphany? How does this affect his life?

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