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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the positive aspects of nouvelle cuisine?

2. What mushrooms are rare, prized, and very expensive?

3. What was the purpose of tea in Europe, prior to becoming a popular drink?

4. What is a lesser-known fruit she names?

5. The mushroom activates a gland in the pig that produces the same pheromones present in humans when they feel what emotion?

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

The author discusses etiquette.

Part 1) How do most cultures eat meals?

Part 2) Why do Europeans begin using forks, knives, and spoons?

Part 3) What is the relationship between restrictions and desire?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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