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

2. 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.

3. What present do the workers give the Mayles?
(a) a signed photo of the workmen and their wives
(b) a music box which plays the French national anthem
(c) an antique stone tub filled with flowers
(d) a bust of Napoleon

4. Who is the Mayles' guest who is disaster-prone?
(a) Pierre
(b) Lydia
(c) Tony
(d) Bennett

5. What is the main event of Christmas in Provence?
(a) the food
(b) the church services
(c) the exchange of presents
(d) the parties

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the alcoholic content of the grapes?

2. When the Mayles finally see Santa Claus what is he doing?

3. What was the party that the Mayles attended in Gordes?

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

5. What are the "Sayings of August?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Menicucci do at the Mayles house in August?

2. Who is Roger and what happens to him?

3. Describe the man Peter meets in the forest.

4. How does Peter stock his wine cellar?

5. Describe the dinner the Mayles are invited to in November.

6. At the suggestion of Bernard, the pool man, where do the Mayles go to eat?

7. What English Christmas festivities did the Mayles miss?

8. What frightened friends of the Mayles who were staying at a nearby hotel?

9. Describe the plan Madame Mayle has for getting the workmen back on the job to complete the work before Christmas.

10. Describe the rusty contraption Peter finds at the edge of the vineyard.

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