Jitterbug Perfume | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Opening, pp. 1-13

1. What is the "most intense of vegetables"?

The beet.

2. Which vegetable is "lusty enough"?

Tomatoes.

3. What kind of people get their physical characteristics from potatoes?

Slavic.

4. The beet was the favorite vegetable of which character?

Rasputin.

5. The proverb of what nationality warns, "A tale that begins with a beet will end with the devil"?

Ukranian.

6. In what kind of apartment do artists rarely live?

Studio.

7. In what city does Priscilla live?

Seattle.

8. During what period was the building in which Priscilla lives built?

The Great Depression.

9. What is the name of the bay near which Priscilla lives?

Elliott Bay.

10. What do the refrigerators in Priscilla's building sound like?

Buffalo grazing.

11. What does Priscilla work as?

A waitress.

12. What does the narrator refer to as the steam that rises from Priscilla's tired feet?

Mouse...
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