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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 kind of people get their physical characteristics from potatoes?

2. What is the egg laced with?

3. Which vegetable is "lusty enough"?

4. What is left on Priscilla's doorstep in the middle of the night?

5. What is the name of the bay near which Priscilla lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting of the LeFever building. Where is it? What is its appearance?

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

3. What are the "fatal signals" of age in a king of Alobar's land?

4. In Part I, who does Alobar meet in a field and what do they discuss?

5. In Part I, what does the shaman tell Alobar he must do?

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

7. In Part I, what does Alobar say of death while speaking to the shaman?

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

9. What is Wren's response to Alobar's story about the hair?

10. Discuss the relationship between Madame Lily Devalier and V'lu. How do these women know one another?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of "Self Reliance and Independent Thought" in Jitterbug Perfume. Where is this theme illuminated? Which characters represent this theme?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of "Religion and Custom" in Jitterbug Perfume. How does this theme apply to the characters? How does it shape the plot?

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