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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is bouillabaisse?
(a) A southern French pastry from the 18th century.
(b) The most wonderful beef stew from Romania.
(c) The most delectable dish that can be prepared with fish.
(d) A delicious dish made from venison and vegetables.

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

3. How does he die?
(a) Drowning in a bath of perfumes.
(b) A drop of essence on his tongue.
(c) A stab wound to the chest.
(d) Jumping off a cliff.

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

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

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

7. What details does Allende include about meat?
(a) What her most and least favorites are.
(b) What it looks and tastes like.
(c) How each meat is processed and prepared.
(d) Where the various animals originated.

8. What is a very close second best aphrodisiac?
(a) Variety.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Wine.
(d) Love.

9. Why do people today turn to ever-stranger aphrodisiacs?
(a) Little excites or surprises people.
(b) These aphrodisiacs are available.
(c) People have nothing better to do.
(d) People love technology.

10. What profession is highlighted in "Aphrodisiac Cruelties?"
(a) Sheep shearing.
(b) Crocodile hunting.
(c) Horse breaking.
(d) Cattle butchering.

11. What type of writer's experience regarding food and meals is described in this chapter?
(a) Fashion.
(b) Medical.
(c) Culinary.
(d) Tabloid.

12. When does attraction begin in humans?
(a) Up close, through smell.
(b) From a distance, through the eyes.
(c) From a distance, through sound.
(d) During a dinner conversation.

13. When does this story originate?
(a) In tenth-century India.
(b) In tenth-century Japan.
(c) In modern-day Iran.
(d) In modern-day China.

14. What happened when Allende began making bread regularly?
(a) The adults in the household gained weight.
(b) She became better at making bread.
(c) Everyone became tired of bread.
(d) She decided to open her own patisserie.

15. What is a delicacy in the Amazon jungle?
(a) Roasted monkey.
(b) Broiled alligator.
(c) Fillet of flounder.
(d) Snake skewer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women are found in a Turkish harem in 1909?

2. What triggers a man's sexual impulses?

3. The history orforgies is as varied and colorful as what?

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

5. What are unclassifiables?

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