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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What techniques do Alobar and Kudra practice that are necessary to a long life?

2. What is across the street from the shop Alobar and Kudra open?

3. How long have Alobar and Kudra spent living in the caves?

4. Upon what kind of ship do Alobar and Kudra flee and watch their house burn?

5. Which character tells Alobar and Kudra that gods like Pan live only as long as people believe in them?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, what does Madame Devalier tell V'lu about Priscilla's parents?

2. What is the most effective scent Kudra can find to cover Pan's odor? What does she decide to do with it?

3. What would have been the restrictions on Kudra as a widow? How does she escape this fate?

4. At the beginning of Part II, where and with whom do readers find Priscilla? What is she in need of?

5. Describe the suttee that Alobar witnesses in India.

6. How old was Priscilla when she was married and what were the circumstances surrounding her marriage?

7. In Part II, what does Priscilla do after receiving her package and leaving work?

8. What are the first troubles that accompany Alobar and Kudra's immortality?

9. Why did Madame Devalier go to Paris? In Part II, what information is revealed to V'lu about this trip?

10. In Part III, what is one of the causes of Alobar and Kudra's current squabbles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Madame Lily Devalier and V'lu. What is their plot line structured around? How do they know one another? What themes are tied to them?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Dr. Wiggs Dannyboy. What real person is this character based upon? How do their theories compare? What does Dr. Dannyboy believe in?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of Albert Einstein in Jitterbug Perfume. Who knows him? What are his last words? What is his thematic significance in the novel?

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