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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who actually does the work of cleaning the green fuzz from the Mayles' pool?
(a) Gaston
(b) Faustin
(c) Bernard
(d) Claude

2. What did one thick-set old man with a florid nose ask the nurse when she couldn't prick the tough skin of his thumb?
(a) "Do you want me to fetch the butcher?"
(b) "Are you afraid to hurt me?"
(c) "Don't you like my looks?"
(d) "Are you a real nurse"

3. What is the name of the bakery they visit in Cavaillon?
(a) Pain Divin
(b) Chez Gu
(c) Chez Auzet
(d) Maison du Pain

4. How does Massot decide to discourage the Germans from camping in the national park?
(a) He decides to shoot into the air when he sees them
(b) He sets snares in the park.
(c) He decides to turn his vicious dogs on them
(d) He puts up threatening signs

5. What is the alcoholic content of the grapes?
(a) 11.32 percent
(b) 10.93 percent
(c) 12.32 percent
(d) 12.88 percent

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tony ask to do right after he arrived at the Mayles' house?

2. What did the Mayles plan to do with the enclosed courtyard in back of their house?

3. At the hall where the Mayles and most of the town are donating blood to a poor boy, how can you identify the people?

4. What French machine does Peter Mayle first plan to use to move the large stone table?

5. What is the name of the insurance agent?

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