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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. There is nothing better than what reading to fire up sexual desire?
(a) The kama sutra.
(b) Pornographic magazines.
(c) Romance novels.
(d) The priests' confessional list of questions.

2. What is bouillabaisse?
(a) A southern French pastry from the 18th century.
(b) The most wonderful beef stew from Romania.
(c) A delicious dish made from venison and vegetables.
(d) The most delectable dish that can be prepared with fish.

3. What does the author Isabel Allende discuss in the introduction?
(a) The connections between people, sensory perception, and memory.
(b) That men are from Mars and women are from Venus.
(c) Her various trips around the world.
(d) The powers of nature.

4. What is a fugu?
(a) A type of Middle Eastern fungus.
(b) A fish only available in Japan.
(c) An Argentinian chocolate.
(d) A small squid.

5. When does this story originate?
(a) In modern-day Iran.
(b) In tenth-century India.
(c) In modern-day China.
(d) In tenth-century Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many kinds of tastes are there?

2. What does Allende caution?

3. What happened to Bobbitt's porn career after his penis was reattached?

4. With what does this chapter deal?

5. What do beluga, ossetra, and sevruga have in common?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the best aphrodisiac vegetables?

2. How is something considered an aphrodisiac?

3. What does Allende write for each fruit listed?

4. How does the hero save the woman?

5. Of what does the second part of this chapter consist?

6. What is the history of kept men?

7. What types of recipes can be found?

8. What is a fugu?

9. What is the greatest aphrodisiac?

10. When does Allende first see cheese being made?

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