Which COOKING FOR GHOSTS character are you most like?

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Cooking for Ghosts: Book I in The Secret Spice Cafe Trilogy is a delightful magical realism novel set aboard the modern-day RMS Queen Mary, a ship TIME magazine calls "one of the top ten most haunted places." Part mystery, part love story, part ghost story, with a sprinkling of spice and history thrown in, it has become a book club favorite. COOKING FOR GHOSTS features a Vegas cocktail waitress, an Indian herbalist, a British chemistry professor, an Italian-American widow, a precocious teenage girl with some unique abilities, and a very mysterious cordon bleu chef. Not to mention a majestic Queen. Which one of these are you most like? Take the quiz to find out.

1/10 How do you categorize yourself?

female

male

other

rather not say

why are you asking?
2/10 Imagine you have only a year left to live. More than anything you want:

to see the world

to spend it with the people I love

to make amends for past wrongs

To accomplish my goals

To say some vital things I've left unsaid
3/10 If you were to stay aboard the RMS Queen Mary for a week you would:

learn everything I could about the ship

go for long walks on her decks and down by the harbor

Sample the food at all the restaurants and indulge in her famous Sunday buffet

Spend every minute being pampered, even trying out the spa and salon

find a peaceful place to sit on the sundeck to read, then come back inside for a drink in the Observation Bar to watch the sun go down
4/10 People who know you might say you are:

too secretive

too hot-tempered and impulsive

too easily intimidated

too emotional and hard-headed

too serious
5/10 Which statement do you agree with most about the modern-day RMS Queen Mary, which is permanently docked in Long Beach, California?

She is perfect, just as she is. And she is haunted

Without a doubt, she has a soul of her own

it's sad that she's no longer sailing

She certainly has a fascinating history, but she is most certainly not haunted

Whether she's haunted or not, has a great history or not, doesn't matter all that much to me.
6/10 Your usual response to an unexpected, unpleasant event is:

to start yelling

to stay calm

to figure a way out of it

to run away

to take control of the situation
7/10 Which statement sounds most like you?

I sometimes let other people's troubles overwhelm me

I feel very confident in what I do

I'm always surprised when people don't follow the rules

I dislike procrastination. I try to get my chores done right away.

I usually enjoy talking to new people I meet
8/10 Which of the following drink would you choose?

hot chocolate with whipped cream and cinnamon

a light and fruity white wine

a single malt whiskey, neat

mineral water with a slice of lemon

a nice hot cup of herbal tea
9/10 Which of the following would you eat first?

a shrimp dish with paprika and cardomen

a plate of pasta, Italian bread with sesame seeds

cheeseburger, fries, chocolate shake

Beef Wellington, rare

a Caesar salad with grilled chicken
10/10 How do you handle sad secrets from your past?

I try not to think about them

I keep them to myself. I don't like people knowing my business

I talk about them sometimes, but only with those closest to me

They make me anxious and unsure of myself

I haven't been handling my secrets well

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Which COOKING FOR GHOSTS character are you most like?

1/10 How do you categorize yourself?

2/10 Imagine you have only a year left to live. More than anything you want:

3/10 If you were to stay aboard the RMS Queen Mary for a week you would:

4/10 People who know you might say you are:

5/10 Which statement do you agree with most about the modern-day RMS Queen Mary, which is permanently docked in Long Beach, California?

6/10 Your usual response to an unexpected, unpleasant event is:

7/10 Which statement sounds most like you?

8/10 Which of the following drink would you choose?

9/10 Which of the following would you eat first?

10/10 How do you handle sad secrets from your past?