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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 happens to Lalo in Part III?

3. What position is Ricki promoted to in Part II?

4. What arrives in the FedEx package for Priscilla?

5. What does Kudra see in her vision?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the suttee that Alobar witnesses in India.

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

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

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

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

10. What is the most effective scent Kudra can find to cover Pan's odor? What does she decide to do with it?

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the LeFever twins. What are the names of these two characters? How are they related? What do they do? What is their significance to the overall plot?

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