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1. Why did the Mayles purchase a house in Provence?

The Mayles longed for a sunny, warm climate and had liked it when they had vacationed there before.

2. What is Monsieur Menicucci's theory about why the winters in Provence were becoming colder?

The winds from Russia, due to a flattening change in the earth's surface, have a more direct route south.

3. What was the biggest obstacle to the Mayles in buying a house in Provence?

The biggest obstacle was gathering all the many papers proving who they were and where they came from.

4. What is the arrangement the Mayles have with their neighbors concerning the grapes grown on the property?

The neighbors will do the work and keep two-thirds of the profits and the Mayles will get the remaining one third.

5. The dinner party the Mayles are invited to is memorable for what reason?

There is more food and it's longer than any dinner party the Mayles had ever been invited to before.

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