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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 is a practice Allende has personally witnessed?

2. What happens after the woman in the story is stolen by pirates?

3. To whom is Anais Nin writing a letter?

4. What is Panchita's art?

5. Why do humans feel more comfortable consuming shellfish?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the hero save the woman?

2. What are the cocktails like in some countries?

3. What does the mistress do to kill her lover?

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

5. When does Allende first see cheese being made?

6. What is the cautionary tale Allende tells?

7. Describe sheep shearing season.

8. What is Lot's story?

9. What are truffles?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allende names one aphrodisiac as the most powerful of all aphrodisiacs.

Part 1) What is it?

Part 2) Why is it the most powerful?

Part 3) How do all other aphrodisiacs rely on this one aphrodisiac?

Essay Topic 2

Allende's family has certain values.

Part 1) What was valued when she was a child?

Part 2) What was not acceptable?

Part 3) When did these values change?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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