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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What occupation does Tony, the Englishman , have?
(a) He's an executive in advertising
(b) He's a banker
(c) He's a lawyer.
(d) He's an accountant

3. What possession does Tony like to flaunt?
(a) his bulging Filoflex
(b) his Italian leather shoes
(c) his Nikon camera
(d) his hand-tailored suit

4. How old is Monsieur Menicucci?
(a) 49
(b) 62
(c) 58
(d) 36

5. What was the problem with the guests who visited the Mayles in May?
(a) They ate too much.
(b) They were obnoxious.
(c) Their schedules were very different from their hosts.
(d) They were too demanding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the local advertising industry do to influence and attract people?

3. What was the specialty of the hostess where the Mayles were invited for dinner?

4. What does Faustin ask the Mayles if he can have?

5. What gift does Bernard, the pool man, give to the Mayles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the two photographs which appeared in the newspaper.

2. Explain why Peter was cheered up by the story he hears about Christian , his architect

3. What gift did the pool man give to the Mayles?

4. What is Lucerne?

5. Why did Peter write that the final week in April ended on a sour note?

6. Explain one of the chief difficulties faced when purchasing a house in Provence?

7. What does Menicucci's assistant wear in April?

8. Describe the clothes Thierry Fructus, the insurance agent, wore.

9. Describe Bernard, the man who was in charge of cleaning the Mayles' pool.

10. List some of the flyers the advertising industry puts on windshields in June

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