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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. Why does the woman strangle the man with a silk muffler?
(a) He looks good in a silk muffler.
(b) To prolong his erection and their pleasure.
(c) She likes to be in control.
(d) He likes silk mufflers.

2. What are unclassifiables?
(a) Those who are only sometimes vegetarians.
(b) Commonly eaten meats that are considered aphrodisiac but cannot be included in teh common food categories.
(c) Vegetables that also fall into the fruit category.
(d) Foods that are yet to be named.

3. What are said to have aphrodisiac qualities?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Game birds.
(d) Hogs.

4. Why does Tabra travel with Mahmoud?
(a) He is her cousin.
(b) They were friends in college.
(c) She is attracted to him.
(d) It is unsafe for women to travel alone.

5. How does the jungle appear to visitors?
(a) Full of wild animals.
(b) Only green.
(c) Scary.
(d) A wonderful place to find food.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do most women end up in a harem?

2. Who set up private orgies for Allende's mother?

3. How long have there been kept men in various cultures?

4. What does Allende caution?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Allende feel about making bread?

3. What is the history of tea?

4. What is the greatest aphrodisiac?

5. What is Allende's opinion of nouvelle cuisine?

6. What is Tantra?

7. Describe the professor's pursuit of Colomba.

8. What does Allende once plan for a beau? What was the outcome?

9. What is the origin of forks, knives, and spoons?

10. From where does the word "aphrodisiac" originate?

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