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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Allende receive a phone call from her stepson, Jason?
(a) He is seeking advice for a first date.
(b) He enjoys talking to his stepmother.
(c) He is hoping to get a later curfew.
(d) He wants to know what is for dinner.

3. What is a sturgeon?
(a) A relative to the heron.
(b) A cold water fish.
(c) A family of deer.
(d) An elk.

4. What triggers a woman's sexual impulses?
(a) Taste.
(b) Sight.
(c) Touch and texture.
(d) Sound and imagination.

5. Of what is wheat a symbol?
(a) The country.
(b) Fertility.
(c) Growth.
(d) Fraternity.

6. Who set up private orgies for Allende's mother?
(a) Her mother's boyfriend.
(b) Her mother's first husband.
(c) Her mother's friend.
(d) Her mother's second husband.

7. What does Allende highlight?
(a) The history of the research and study of aphrodisiacs around the world.
(b) The foods used as aphrodisiacs around the world.
(c) Modern day aphrodisiacs.
(d) Ingredients used in aphrodisiac recipes from around the world.

8. What does Nin say makes sex truly fulfilling?
(a) The influence and indulgence of the senses.
(b) Being controlled by another.
(c) Having control over someone else.
(d) Being with someone you love.

9. What includes drinking the animal's blood first with some strong, sweet liquor?
(a) The preparation of turtle soup.
(b) Asian cooking traditions.
(c) The preparation of venison stew.
(d) Native American rituals.

10. What does the author Isabel Allende discuss in the introduction?
(a) The powers of nature.
(b) Her various trips around the world.
(c) The connections between people, sensory perception, and memory.
(d) That men are from Mars and women are from Venus.

11. Who are the most successful at cultivating the art of the erotic?
(a) The Japanese.
(b) Vegetarians.
(c) The French.
(d) The Italian.

12. Why does the lady come up with a plan to kill her lover?
(a) He will not leave her in peace.
(b) He is annoying.
(c) She no longer loves him.
(d) She is tired of his cheating.

13. What animal is rich in vitamins, minerals, and protein, low in fate, and has delicious flavor?
(a) Goat.
(b) Beef.
(c) Pork.
(d) Fish.

14. Who is Catherine the Great known for suppressing?
(a) Her country's artists.
(b) Her servants.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her husband.

15. Why are the herbs blacklisted by the convent?
(a) They were expensive.
(b) They were difficult to grow.
(c) They had aphrodisiac qualities.
(d) They do not taste very good.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "Mea Culpa of the Culpable" section introduce?

2. What is the purpose of excess consumption of both food and sex?

3. What was initially used to preserve food in hot countries?

4. What were herbs and spices grown in convent and monastery gardens used for?

5. What is Panchita's art?

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