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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is recommended to help the Mayles with their courtyard?
(a) Pierre
(b) Henri
(c) Maurice
(d) Pierrot

2. What did the Mayles plan to do with the enclosed courtyard in back of their house?
(a) turn it into a garden
(b) turn it into a tennis court-
(c) turn it into an open-air living room
(d) keep horses in it

3. How did the hunters find a lost dog?
(a) They had a special dog whistle.
(b) They went out and called their names.
(c) They waited til the dog found their truck or car.
(d) They left a scrap of sacking or a cushion with the kennel scent on it in the woods.

4. What pets did the family take with them?
(a) a bird and a cat
(b) 2 cats
(c) a monkey and a parakeet
(d) 2 dogs

5. What do the Mayles do immediately when they return home from their bicycle trip?
(a) They have a cool drink.
(b) They dive into their pool
(c) They take a shower.
(d) They wash the dust off their bicycles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had some friends of the Mayles seen in their hotel room which frightened them?

2. Which of the Mayles' trees blossomed on Easter weekend?

3. What do some cyclists slip inside their shorts to cushion their tail bones?

4. What occupation does Tony, the Englishman , have?

5. What game do the Mayles play at the end of July?

(see the answer key)

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