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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. How does Kudra's husband die?

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

3. Where does Alobar go to find Pan?

4. During which period do Alobar and Kudra meet the gypsies?

5. What happens to Lalo in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where do Alobar and Kudra meet the gypsies? What object does Alobar catch them looking for?

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

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

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

5. What is Kudra's response to her arranged marriage? What does her father tell her?

6. Describe the suttee that Alobar witnesses in India.

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

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

9. What is Kudra's reply to Alobar when he says she fled death? Where did she plan to go?

10. In Part III, what does the author note about Descartes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Priscilla and Ricki. What do they do? How do they know one another? What tests their friendship?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Kudra in Jitterbug Perfume. What is her connection with Alobar? What themes are tied to this character? Where does she travel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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