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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are a man and woman's sensitivities to smell?

3. What spices are on this list?

4. What triggers a woman's sexual impulses?

5. What does Allende say alligator tastes like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are eggs known in all cultures?

2. What are the cocktails like in some countries?

3. What are truffles?

4. What is a fugu?

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

6. Describe sheep shearing season.

7. What are the best aphrodisiac vegetables?

8. Describe the sense of taste.

9. What makes sex truly fulfilling?

10. What are unclassifiables?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aromas are important to human attraction and repulsion.

Part 1) How does Cleopatra use fragrances?

Part 2) What is the difference between a man and a woman's sense of smell?

Part 3) How are the senses of smell and taste connected?

Essay Topic 2

Herbs were commonly used in love philters.

Part 1) How were they first used?

Part 2) Why were they grown in monasteries and convents?

Part 3) Why was a list of herbs blacklisted? By whom?

Essay Topic 3

Three people collaborated with Allende on this book.

Part 1) Who are these three people?

Part 2) What is the relationship between the author and these people?

Part 3) What input do these people have in the book?

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