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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the king's wives is to feed him his final meal?
(a) The youngest.
(b) The favorite.
(c) The most regal.
(d) The first.

2. In how many days will Alobar be killed in the village?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Sixteen.

3. Which vegetable is "lusty enough"?
(a) Radishes.
(b) Cucumbers.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Beets.

4. What does Alobar bite into in the Christmas cake?
(a) A grain of rice.
(b) A worm.
(c) A bean.
(d) A stone.

5. During what period was the building in which Priscilla lives built?
(a) The Great Depression.
(b) The 1950s.
(c) The Centennial.
(d) The 1970s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Priscilla work as?

2. The proverb of what nationality warns, "A tale that begins with a beet will end with the devil"?

3. Which character drops Alobar's glass and breaks one of its corners?

4. What is the name of Priscilla's coworker?

5. In what kind of apartment do artists rarely live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Noog gather the proof needed for Alobar's execution?

2. Who appears at the spring where Alobar decides to rest for the night? What reason does this character give for being there?

3. What are some examples of metaphors and/or similes from the opening of Jitterbug Perfume?

4. Discuss Priscilla's relationship with Ricki. How do they know one another? What are their feelings about each other?

5. Who have Madame Devalier and V'lu bought jasmine flowers from in the opening? How is this character described?

6. What is the one connection of the three separate plots in the opening of Jitterbug Perfume?

7. How is the LeFever business operated?

8. What is Aelfric? Who goes there?

9. What does Marcel tell Claude arrived during the opening? What is significant about this object?

10. Describe the character of Priscilla. What is her profession? What is her education?

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