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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 ocean creature does not belong in the same category as fish?

2. What attracts Allende to her husband?

3. What convent blacklisted these herbs?

4. What profession is highlighted in "Aphrodisiac Cruelties?"

5. Of what is wheat a symbol?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the cautionary tale Allende tells?

2. What does this chapter detail?

3. What does Allende write for each fruit listed?

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

5. What types of recipes can be found?

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

7. Describe wine.

8. Describe Spanish Fly.

9. How are eggs known in all cultures?

10. What is the significance of appetite and sex?

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

Nouvelle cuisine is not liked or trusted by the author.

Part 1) Why?

Part 2) What types of foods does she prefer?

Part 3) Why does she include food she does not enjoy in this book? What is her purpose for this book?

Essay Topic 3

Taste is almost as difficult to define as the sense of smell.

Part 1) What are the kinds of tastes?

Part 2) How does Allende remember the details of eating a grape? What does she remember about the grape?

Part 3) To what does Allende liken the courses of a meal?

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