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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Allende's mother realize while in Turkey?
(a) Turkish people do not drink wine.
(b) Good quality wine was difficult to find.
(c) There was an over-abundance of wine.
(d) Turkey does not allow the production of wine.

2. What mushrooms are rare, prized, and very expensive?
(a) Maitake.
(b) Truffles.
(c) Shitake.
(d) White Beech.

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

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

5. What was the purpose of tea in Europe, prior to becoming a popular drink?
(a) As a plant grown for aesthetic purposes.
(b) As an export.
(c) As a medicine.
(d) As an aphrodisiac.

6. What was one of the most common ingredients in love philters during the Middle Ages?
(a) Dandelion leaves.
(b) Hogwarts.
(c) Mandrake root.
(d) Earthworms.

7. How are both dry, strong-flavored cheeses and softer, milder one considered aphrodisiacs?
(a) They both make people passionate.
(b) For the same reasons.
(c) They create the same effect.
(d) For different reasons.

8. Why does Allende take dirt from Chile to her new home?
(a) To put in a time capsul in her new home.
(b) To put on the ground in her new home.
(c) To try to grow forget-me-knots.
(d) To keep in a bag to remember home.

9. Why is it hard to buy these special mushrooms?
(a) They can be poisonous.
(b) They are very large.
(c) They are expensive.
(d) They are rare.

10. Why does the author include this section?
(a) All of the above.
(b) She wants the readers to learn more about cooking and aphrodisiacs.
(c) Her mother is an amazing cook.
(d) The author loves food.

11. Of what does Catherine the Great's breakfast consist?
(a) Waffles with strawberry jam.
(b) A cup of coffee.
(c) Bacon and sausage with pancakes.
(d) Vodka-laced tea and a caviar omelet.

12. What is the best shape for a vegetable that is an aphrodisiac?
(a) A geometric-shaped vegetable.
(b) A phallic-shaped or round vegetable.
(c) A symmetrical vegetable.
(d) An asymmetrical vegetable.

13. Who convinces them to leave the pasture?
(a) An impatient bull.
(b) The insects that are biting.
(c) The farmer who owns the pasture.
(d) Colomba's conscience.

14. Why can Spanish Fly be dangerous?
(a) It destroys the nervous system.
(b) It ultimately leads to lightheadedness and even insanity.
(c) It creates paralysis.
(d) It causes blood clots.

15. Why do Mormons not drink coffee?
(a) It is a stimulant.
(b) It is an aphrodisiac.
(c) It is disgusting.
(d) It is a sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the cheese made?

2. What does this chapter highlight?

3. Where is tea primarily cultivated?

4. How does the clerk at the delicatessen suggest Allende fool her lover into believing he is eating the real mushroom?

5. What do the last two pages list?

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