View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Allende call her emergency recipe for this special mushroom soup?

2. Where do erotic qualities of vegetables rest?

3. Where is tea primarily cultivated?

4. What is high in vitamins B and C and has minerals that stimulate the sex hormones in humans?

5. How many lines of information does she give about each fruit?

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

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 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 234 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample