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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cheese.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do most women end up in a harem?
(a) They volunteer.
(b) They are chosen by the sultan.
(c) They are either kidnapped or sold in the slave markets by their parents.
(d) They are born there.

2. What is the greatest drawback to eating shellfish?
(a) They often cause allergic reactions.
(b) They are very expensive.
(c) They are difficult to find.
(d) They do not taste very good.

3. What are some of the most popular methods of preparation of eggs?
(a) Eggs benedict, over easy, and sunny side up.
(b) Eating eggs raw, hard boiling, scrambling, and making omelets.
(c) In a cake, pie, or custard.
(d) As merengue and other toppings.

4. How does Allende feel about meat being an aphrodisiac?
(a) She does not believe it.
(b) She loves meat.
(c) She seriously doubts it.
(d) She is sure of it.

5. Why does Tabra travel with Mahmoud?
(a) They were friends in college.
(b) She is attracted to him.
(c) It is unsafe for women to travel alone.
(d) He is her cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What list does Allende give?

2. Where does Allende first see cheese being made?

3. How are a man and woman's sensitivities to smell?

4. What type of writer's experience regarding food and meals is described in this chapter?

5. What is a very close second best aphrodisiac?

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