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Student hand-out for the video:

Julia Child! Americas Favorite Chef distributed by WGHB Boston Video (2004)

1 In what country did it all start for Julia?

2 What things did she have at the La Couronne restaurant? Mention the ingredients or thename of the dishes.

3 What decision did she take after that meal?

4 Where did she grow up?

5 What type of family did she come from?

6 What qualities did Julia share with her mother?

7 When was she born?

8 How many siblings did she have?

9 What was her father like?

10 Where did she study?

11 How tall was Julia?

12 Did she want to work after college?

13 Where did she go after graduating?

14 What plans did she have once she arrived to the city?

15 What happened to the man of her dreams?

16 Who did she lose shortly after returning to California?

17 What did she do for entertainment at this time?

18 Why didnt she accept the marriage proposal?

19 How did she feel about all her friends getting married and starting families?

20 When the war broke out, what corporation turned her down and why?

21 Where did she finally work during the war?

22 What did she do there?

23 Who did she meet in Kandy? What was his job?

24 What description did Julia give of Mr. Child?

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25 What was Mr. Childs opinion of Julia?

26 What did Paul do to Julias education?

27 Did Paul and Julias father get along?

28 What happened on September 1, 1946?

29 How do the French see food?

30 Why is going to a restaurant a collaboration?

31 Where did she want to learn how to cook?

32 What course was she offered to take? Which one did she finally take?

33 Who was her teacher?

34 What were the advantages of learning French cuisine at that time?

35 Was she a natural good cook?

36 Who tried to deny Julia her certificate? When did she finally get it?

37 What were Bertholi and Simca doing? Why did they invite Julia to join?

38 What opinion did Julia have about the project?

39 Who advised Julia to submit it to the test as a way to determine if things worked?

40 What was Julia afraid would happen if they showed their project to anyone?

41 How many pages did the manuscript have?

42 What type of things did the manuscript cover?

43 What reasons were given by the Houghton Publishing house for rejecting the

manuscript?

44 Who finally published the manuscript?

45 Why was the verb mastering used in the title?

46 What is the full title of the book?

47 What was so different about this book?

48 What dish did Julia make on TV that had audiences asking for more?

49 What was her program called?

50 Was it a popular program? Why?

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51 How did people see Julias cooking style?

52 What was the prevalent message to the American housewife, while Julias program

ran?

53 What historical figures influenced the American public to change their cooking habits?

54 What was Pauls job in Julias program?

55 Who was Lock wood?

56 How did Julia treat her mistakes on camera?

57 What magazine gave her a cover as person of the year?

58 What did her success allow her to buy in France?

59 What illness did she have to overcome?

60 What took Paul and Julia two years to complete?

61 What illness was Paul struck with?

62 What happened to American chefs in the 80s? Did Julia approve?

63 What name was she given by her followers and fellow cooks?

64 What happened in 1994?

65 Why did she do the Master Chefs series?

66 Why did she go back to California after 40 years?

67 How is Julia seen by other chefs?

68 What is Julia credited to have done for the American food scene?

69 What is Julias catch phrase?

70 In your opinion does Julia deserve to be called a chef or is she merely a cook? Support

your answer.