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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What takes place at the Mayles' house in August?
(a) Many visitors arrive
(b) The Mayles have a lot of parties
(c) Major renovation work begins again
(d) A television set is installed.

2. What was the weather like in October?
(a) It was extremely hot and humid.
(b) It snowed.
(c) It was bitterly cold.
(d) The days were warm enough for swimming , the nigths cool enough for a fire.

3. What was the Cote d'Azur like when Peter visited it?
(a) a romantic seaside resort
(b) a nightmare of congested traffic and oily bodies lying flank to flank on the beach
(c) a vision of beauty
(d) a draw for movie stars and celebrities

4. What did the Mayles hope the sanitation men would do with the tip they gave them?
(a) donate it to a local charity
(b) buy Christmas presents for their families with it
(c) give it to the church on Christmas
(d) go out and have a glorious, messy meal and have someone else clear up

5. Who wrote the Provencal song they sang after the speeches?
(a) Frederic Mistral
(b) Maurice Ravel
(c) Antoine Mouchou
(d) Claude Debussy

6. Who advises the Mayles about olive oil?
(a) Madame Soliva
(b) Madame Sophia
(c) Madame Lucille
(d) Madame Colette

7. What does Menicucci remind Peter to do?
(a) order oil for the central heating system
(b) pay him and his work team
(c) praise Menicucci's workers for their good job
(d) check his water pipes

8. What is a toilette a la Turque?
(a) a restroom in a grand French hotel
(b) a French restroom just like the Mayles were used to findin in England
(c) a fancy turkish bathroom with a bidet
(d) a primitive restroom consisting of a hole positioned between two footrests

9. What picture in the calendar he gives Peter does the postman show him?
(a) a picture of the national forest
(b) a picture of the village under snow
(c) a picture of the the goat race Peter had witnessed
(d) a girl wearing two coconut shells

10. What terrible story did Faustin tell about a fire near Grase?
(a) He said that all the forests of the area had burned to the ground.
(b) He said that the airplanes dropping water on the fire picked up a swimmer and drooped him into the fire with the water.
(c) He said a big festival to be held in that area had been cancelled.
(d) He said that many inhabitants of the area died.

11. Where was Peter's friend's house built?
(a) on the sea coast
(b) in a small village
(c) in the pine forests outside Rmatuelle
(d) on a mountain

12. What had some friends of the Mayles seen in their hotel room which frightened them?
(a) a large spider
(b) a bat
(c) a falcon
(d) a rat

13. How long did the drive to Peter's friend's house take?
(a) one hour
(b) two and a half hours
(c) three hours
(d) more than four hours

14. Which goats were supposed to do well in the race?
(a) the youngest goats
(b) the goats who had a special diet of herbs
(c) the goats that the local priest had blessed
(d) The ones who made the most droppings before the race.

15. What happened to the elegant gathering when Vivaldi was replaced by Little Richard?
(a) The guests were shocked.
(b) The elegant guests became loose and danced wildly.
(c) The guests left in a huff.
(d) The guests protested.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the merchants Peter encountered on his visit to this friend like?

2. What is the main event of Christmas in Provence?

3. What do Faustin, his wife and daughters use to harvest the table grapes?

4. What happens during the outside buffet at the party?

5. Who is summoned to fix the washed out drive?

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