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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 triggers a woman's sexual impulses?

2. What are supposed to have the highest aphrodisiac value?

3. How does he die?

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

5. With what are all the important people in Allende's life associated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the last section of the chapter?

2. What is the history of tea?

3. What are the cocktails like in some countries?

4. Describe this list.

5. What is the significance of appetite and sex?

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

7. How are eggs known in all cultures?

8. What is a fugu?

9. From where does the word "aphrodisiac" originate?

10. What is the history of orgies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allende travels to the Amazon jungle.

Part 1) What does the jungle mean to its inhabitants?

Part 2) What are two activities in which she partakes with the natives?

Part 3) How does Allende How does Allende describe the food she eats in the jungle?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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