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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of vegetable is more likely to entice an intended lover?

2. What are listed as fruits but are not traditionally classified as fruits in American culture?

3. Which cheese tasted the best?

4. How does Allende begin the chapter?

5. What can love potions be created to treat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lola Montez is a celebrated courtesan.

Part 1) What does she invent? Why?

Part 2) What are the reactions of others?

Part 3) Why do women wear make-up, jewelry, silk and lace? What is the connection between these and Montez's invention?

Essay Topic 2

Catherine the Great ruled her country for half a century.

Part 1) How does become the ruler of her country?

Part 2) Why is she included in this book?

Part 3) What is the significance of Catherine the Great's daily breakfast of a caviar omelet?

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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