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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Allende flee from Chile?

2. For what was alcohol first used?

3. Why is it hard to buy these special mushrooms?

4. Upon what do vegetables depend for their sensual qualities?

5. How does Allende begin the chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Panchita gives a recipe for Curanto en Olla.

Part 1) What is a curanto?

Part 2) How do the natives on Easter Island prepare curanto?

Part 3) How does Allende describe curanto?

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