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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was probably just a rumor about Catherine the Great?
(a) She had two lovers.
(b) She was celibate.
(c) She did not enjoy ruling her country.
(d) She had relations with her horse.

2. What has Allende always wanted?
(a) A vineyard.
(b) A winery.
(c) A bartender's license.
(d) A wine cellar.

3. What do forget-me-knots symbolize to Allende?
(a) Her exile from her homeland.
(b) Her first day back in her homeland.
(c) Her marriage.
(d) Her sixteenth birthday.

4. What wine should be served first?
(a) White wine.
(b) Dessert wine.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Blush wine.

5. What misconceptions are there regarding wine?
(a) What kind is the most healthy.
(b) What kind is the most expensive.
(c) What kind to serve in which situation.
(d) What kind tastes the best.

6. What do the last two pages list?
(a) The most exotic liquors.
(b) The best liquors.
(c) Expensive liquors.
(d) Liquors with strong reputations as aphrodisiacs.

7. What is a lesser-known fruit she names?
(a) Orange.
(b) Papaya.
(c) Star fruit.
(d) Quince.

8. How does the clerk at the delicatessen suggest Allende fool her lover into believing he is eating the real mushroom?
(a) Washed olives soaked in Maitake oil.
(b) Washed olives soaked in truffle oil.
(c) Less expensive mushrooms soaked in truffle oil.
(d) Washed olives soaked in shitake oil.

9. Which cheese tasted the best?
(a) Don Maurizio's.
(b) The processed cheese.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) The cheese factory.

10. Where was the cheese left during the last step of the process?
(a) In the refrigerator.
(b) In the shade.
(c) In an oven.
(d) In a vacuum container.

11. When is any alcohol perceived to be better?
(a) When it is served in good crystal.
(b) When it is chilled.
(c) When served during a meal.
(d) When it is consumed quickly.

12. What else does this list contain?
(a) Recipes.
(b) Information regarding the origin of each vegetable.
(c) Her favorite vegetables.
(d) Her least favorite vegetables.

13. What is included at the end of this chapter?
(a) A list of aphrodisiac vegetables.
(b) Many vegetarian recipes.
(c) The reasons for being a vegetarian.
(d) A recipe for vegetarian ratatouille.

14. What is a cult that explores the possibilities of eroticism as a path to illumination?
(a) Pita.
(b) Tantra.
(c) Sutra.
(d) Kama.

15. What does nouvelle cuisine require?
(a) Decoration.
(b) Expensive ingredients.
(c) Rich sauces.
(d) Highly trained chefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Allende's family do once a year?

2. What does this final section contain?

3. What does this chapter highlight?

4. What was established by the eighteenth century?

5. How was the cheese made?

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