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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. How many students were in Hot Foods class at a time?

2. What did Michael say that CIA students typically criticized it for?

3. Who said that cooking was magic?

4. What utensil did Adam say was always disappearing at work?

5. Where did the students go to work after St. Andrew's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did group leader Gene Huey tell the students when they arrived for their first day of service in the kitchen at St. Andrew's?

2. What did Chef Coppedge say about baking?

3. What did the students learn in Hot Foods class?

4. What things did Tim Ryan accomplish as the youngest person involved?

5. How did Chef Felder prepare chicken skin for a galantine?

6. How did the kitchens at CIA differ from a restaurant kitchen?

7. What was the dress code in Craig Edward's class?

8. What happened on tasting day?

9. What fatal error did Lou make while cooking the dinner for his second term practical?

10. How did most students feel when beginning Garde Manger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Michael's relationships with the other students at CIA, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

The book "The Making of a Chef" is written by a journalist who went to cooking school. Discuss how Michael's two worlds as a journalist and chef collided in the development of this book.

Essay Topic 3

Michael's personal life was deeply affected by his experiences at CIA. Discuss the changes that occurred in his personal life as a result of the time he spent at CIA.

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