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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 do the monks in the monastery across the street have trouble with?

2. What is the title of Part II?

3. How old is Priscilla when she marries?

4. Of the trees, which does the author claim would be a stand-up comedian?

5. Which character is Priscilla's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What vision does Kudra see in the crystal ball? What does this prompt her and Alobar to do?

8. Describe the suttee that Alobar witnesses in India.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Jitterbug Perfume to Homer's The Odyssey. Which characters are reflective of the earlier epic? What stylistic elements are similar between the two texts?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Robbins' use of metaphor and simile throughout the novel. What is unique about the author's descriptions? Define simile and metaphor in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of "the beet" in Jitterbug Perfume. What is its significance to the plot, characters and themes?

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