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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What saved the Mayles from having to have more drinks after the meal?
(a) the cat
(b) the dog
(c) a sudden drop in the temperature
(d) a baby crying

2. How did Tony behave with the French property agent?
(a) He asked the agent many questions.
(b) He was quite polite and attentive.
(c) He behaved as if she wasn't there and spoke derogatorily.
(d) He flattered her.

3. What did the local advertising industry do to influence and attract people?
(a) put catchy ads in the newspaper
(b) put flyers under windshield wipers
(c) sponsored a contest
(d) had men walk up and down main street with sandwich boards ad signs

4. What were the Mayles given after they had donated blood?
(a) a wide choice of delicious foods and a choice of wine
(b) tea and scones
(c) apple juice and cookies
(d) a sticker that said they had donated blood

5. What did Faustin decide should replace the melon field?
(a) a vegetable garden
(b) a lawn
(c) a flower garden
(d) more grape vines

6. The Mayles' home is situated between which two villages?
(a) Menerbes and Bonnieux
(b) Amiens and Reims
(c) Cannes and Nice
(d) Nimes and Montpelier

7. What is necessary in order to buy a car in France?
(a) proof of residence in France
(b) letter of recommendation from a Frenchman
(c) marriage certificate
(d) birth certificate

8. The January meal the Mayles were invited to started with what food?
(a) salad
(b) soup
(c) 3 kinds of pizza
(d) Aperitifs

9. How old was the French farmhouse?
(a) 4 months old
(b) 200 years old
(c) 50 years old
(d) 76 years old

10. Which of the Mayles' trees blossomed on Easter weekend?
(a) the apple trees
(b) the pear trees
(c) the dogwood trees
(d) the cherry trees

11. Who has to be consulted before the final sale of a house can be made?
(a) the real estate agent
(b) all the owners
(c) the future neighbors
(d) the local police

12. What do some cyclists slip inside their shorts to cushion their tail bones?
(a) a small down pillow
(b) a cushion
(c) a thick piece of foam rubber
(d) a pound of rump steak

13. What does Madame Mayle purchase in an antique dealer's town one Sunday?
(a) a plaster bust of Victor Hugo
(b) a plaster bust of Voltaire
(c) a plaster bust of Delacroix
(d) a plaster bust of Chopin

14. How many fountains are there along the length of the main street in Aix?
(a) three
(b) six
(c) four
(d) one large one

15. The Mayles received a copy of which magazine in the mail?
(a) L'Expresse
(b) Ke Globule
(c) Le Figaro
(d) Le Journal de Provence

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Monsieur Menicucci invite Peter to his house?

2. How many people were on the planting team?

3. What was the grandfather's favorite soap opera?

4. Who arrived to inspect what the planting team had done?

5. What did Monsieur Menicucci think Mozart could also have been besides being a composer?

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