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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. Why did Julia take her first cooking class?
(a) To prove she could do it.
(b) To get over a failed relationship.
(c) To get a new job.
(d) To know how to cook for her husband.

2. Where did Julia say she learned her greatest lessons about human interactions?
(a) The French market.
(b) The Catholic church.
(c) The Cordon Bleu school.
(d) The government offices.

3. Where would the class go while the electricity was out at Cordon Bleu?
(a) The freezer.
(b) The gardens.
(c) The market.
(d) The river.

4. What was Elizabeth Brassart's occupation?
(a) School owner.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Schedule Secretary.
(d) Chef.

5. What did Julia do while Paul worked in Paris?
(a) Took classes.
(b) Wandered the city.
(c) Slept and read.
(d) Tried to find a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sumner Putnam's occupation?

2. Where did Julia first teach her private cooking lessons?

3. What did Julia have to force herself to do when she moved to Marseille?

4. How many volumes were in Curnonsky's encyclopedia of French foods?

5. What was Julia's favorite kind of food?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Julia spend her time in Marseille when Paul worked long hours?

2. Who was Curnonsky, and how did Julia feel about him?

3. How did Julia feel as she prepared to move to Marseille?

4. Why did Julia joins the OSS?

5. When did Julia begin cooking, and why did she start?

6. What did Julia want to be when she first went to college?

7. How did Paul's mother get by after her husband died?

8. What did Julia think about making admissions over botched dishes?

9. How did Julia describe her first impression of Marseille?

10. What did Julia love most about her sister's visit to Paris?

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