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

2. What convent blacklisted these herbs?
(a) Sisters of Notre Dame.
(b) Barefoot Sisters of the Poor.
(c) Franciscan Sisters.
(d) Carmelite Sisters.

3. Who took over domestic chores and maternal duties?
(a) Housekeepers and nannies.
(b) The younger women in the home.
(c) The children.
(d) The neighboring women.

4. With what does this chapter deal?
(a) The more exotic things eaten by humans.
(b) The stranger things eaten by humans.
(c) The few things not eaten by humans.
(d) The more interesting things eaten by humans.

5. What were herbs and spices grown in convent and monastery gardens used for?
(a) Flavoring food.
(b) Medicinal purposes.
(c) Aphrodisiac purposes.
(d) Preserving food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of writer's experience regarding food and meals is described in this chapter?

2. With what are all eggs associated?

3. How is Allende's friend's blind date turn into a Herculean god?

4. How many kinds of tastes are there?

5. What values were acceptable in Allende's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the professor's pursuit of Colomba.

2. Describe sheep shearing season.

3. What is the jungle to its inhabitants?

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

5. What is the history of kept men?

6. What happens after Allende's grandmother's death?

7. What are the cocktails like in some countries?

8. What is Allende's connection with forget-me-nots?

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

10. Describe the sense of taste.

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