The mention of rose oil is a callback to the fragrant smell of rose that contributes to Pontius Pilate’s headache in chapter 2. The black poodle necklace, like Woland’s walking stick, is another reference to Goethe’s
Faust. In Goethe’s work, the devil first appears to Faust as a poodle. Here Margarita learns for certain that with her role comes with reward.