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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. Why does Allende's stepson make adjustments on the bread machine?

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

3. What does Allende believe is the most powerful aphrodisiac?

4. What is the greatest drawback to eating shellfish?

5. What does Nin say makes sex truly fulfilling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the modern-day Western world not know about flowers?

2. Describe Allende's friend's blind date.

3. How does Allende feel about making bread?

4. How does Catherine the Great become a ruler?

5. What is the history of orgies?

6. Of what does this chapter consist?

7. What is a fugu?

8. When does Allende first see cheese being made?

9. How does the hero save the woman?

10. How does Robert Shekter become the book's illustrator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author discusses etiquette.

Part 1) How do most cultures eat meals?

Part 2) Why do Europeans begin using forks, knives, and spoons?

Part 3) What is the relationship between restrictions and desire?

Essay Topic 2

Certain birds have aphrodisiac qualities.

Part 1) What type of birds have aphrodisiac qualities?

Part 2) Why do some birds not have aphrodisiac qualities? What type of birds are these?

Part 3) What does Allende note about doves?

Essay Topic 3

Coffee, tea, and honey are in the same category as "non-food" items.

Part 1) Why does coffee have mixed reviews as an aphrodisiac?

Part 2) What is the history of tea?

Part 3) How is honey a significant aphrodisiac?

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