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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What ocean creature does not belong in the same category as fish?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Shark.
(c) Swordfish.
(d) Angelfish.

4. What association is inevitable?
(a) Between the shapes and colors of food and those of the human body.
(b) Between the look of food and how it tastes.
(c) Between the look of food and how it smells.
(d) Between culture and the desire for a specific food.

5. How does the chapter close?
(a) With the most popular perfume in the United States today.
(b) With a recipe for plum pudding.
(c) With a poem by Pablo Neruda.
(d) With a list of perfumes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mahmoud whisper in Tabra's ear?

2. What utensils do most cultures today use for eating?

3. With what are doves originally associated?

4. What details does Allende include about meat?

5. What is a delicacy in the Amazon jungle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do domestic birds not have aphrodisiac qualities?

2. To what does Allende compare a freshly-prepared omelet?

3. How are eggs known in all cultures?

4. What is nouvelle cuisine?

5. Why does Allende question the aphrodisiac qualities of coffee?

6. Of what does this chapter consist?

7. What are truffles?

8. Describe this list.

9. What is Allende's purpose in writing this book?

10. What is Lot's story?

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