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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. Why do people today turn to ever-stranger aphrodisiacs?

2. What were herbs and spices grown in convent and monastery gardens used for?

3. How does the chapter close?

4. What happened when Allende began making bread regularly?

5. What does Allende speculate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the jungle to its inhabitants?

2. What does Allende learn about from her mother's experience in Turkey?

3. Of what does the second part of this chapter consist?

4. What is a fugu?

5. What is nouvelle cuisine?

6. What is Tantra?

7. Describe wine.

8. What is the greatest aphrodisiac?

9. What is the history of tea?

10. What happens after Allende's grandmother's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Catherine the Great ruled her country for half a century.

Part 1) How does become the ruler of her country?

Part 2) Why is she included in this book?

Part 3) What is the significance of Catherine the Great's daily breakfast of a caviar omelet?

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

There are many themes addressed in this book.

Part 1) Name three of the themes.

Part 2) What anecdotes does Allende have for these three themes?

Part 3) What does Allende say about these themes?

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