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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 skill did Michael say that Skills class taught him?

2. What was the name of the man credited with bringing sauces out of the Middle Ages?

3. According to Michael how many mother sauces were there?

4. Which of Michael's classmates in Chef Pardus's class invited him to a kimchi party?

5. What cooking procedure did Chef Pardus say was hard to explain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the discussion the chefs had about brown sauce at dinner one night?

2. What type of impression did Michael make on Chef Pardus when he arrived in class for the first time?

3. What was the weather like in winter 1996?

4. What happened when Michael was driving home after class?

5. What did Michael say happened to him in skills class?

6. How did Chef Pardus's students feel when they got their grades back on their first papers?

7. What meal did Chef Pardus eat that inspired him to be an excellent cook?

8. What happened in the demo part of Chef Pardus's class?

9. How did Michael's uncle inspire him to learn to cook?

10. Why did Chef Pardus say that a product couldn't be served if it wasn't exactly right?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact that CIA had on the restaurant world.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss whether or not Michael really wanted to become a professional chef.

Essay Topic 3

In the book Michael said that he sometimes felt like an outsider at CIA. Discuss this using examples from the book.

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