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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. Who is Priscilla's stepmother?

2. What year is it in the beginning of Part III?

3. What is the name of Kudra's husband?

4. Dr. Wiggs Dannyboy of the Last Laugh Foundation believes in what?

5. What is the name of the funeral procession Alobar witnesses?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part II, what arrives for Priscilla at work?

3. In Part III, what is the year and what event does Pan attend?

4. Where do Alobar and Kudra travel after leaving Constantinople? What do they find there?

5. In Part III, where does Kudra decide she wants to settle? What does this discussion lead to?

6. Describe the suttee that Alobar witnesses in India.

7. In Part III, who is the prostitute Alobar encounters? What does she tell him?

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

9. Who does Alobar meet while fleeing from the suttee? What does this character have with her?

10. Where do Alobar and Kudra go after leaving the caves? What does Alobar do there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the style of Jitterbug Perfume. What stylistic elements is Tom Robbins known for? What structural elements are reflective of his style?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of symbolism and motif in Jitterbug Perfume. What are some of the more prominent motifs? What do they represent?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the travels of Alobar in Jitterbug Perfume. How old is this character at the end of the novel? Has he grown as a spiritual being throughout his journey? If so, how?

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