A Year in Provence Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Year in Provence Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the tile-layer?

2. Who is the architect?

3. The Mayles received a copy of which magazine in the mail?

4. What does Madame Mayle purchase in an antique dealer's town one Sunday?

5. What is Menicucci's wife's talent?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What strikes you about the students in Aix?

3. Describe some of the changes in Monsieur Menicucci's wardrobe in April.

4. How does donating blood in Provence differ from donating blood in England?

5. What were some of the characteristics of the stone in Provence?

6. Describe the market in Coustellet.

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

8. Why were the journalists happy about the lead story "Provence Under Blanket of Snow?"

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book the Mayles learn any number of interesting and helpful things.

Part 1) Choose one area of expertise that the Mayles become familiar with and write an essay telling about what you learned from reading about it. For instance , the Mayles learn all about bread, olive oil and mushroom gathering.

Part 2) Choose several small , interesting things you learned in the book which might come in handy some day like how Menicucci got rid of the any colony. Write about these things in an essay.

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of funny incidents or sections in the book.

Part 1) Describe the incident where the English couple and their young son learn about the toilette a la Turque.

Part 2) Describe the incident where friends of the Mayles staying at a nearby hotel think they see an eagle in their wardrobe. What is it really? What does the night desk clerk give them to handle the situation when they find out they can't change their room? Do you think this is funny? What would you do if you found yourself in this situation?

Part 3) What are the "Sayings of August?" Do you think these are funny or unfortunate?

Essay Topic 3

Early in the book the Mayles experience the Mistral.

Part 1) What is the Mistral? Where does it come from? Why is it important in the book? It appears twice in the book. Write a short description of the two different appearances of the Mistral.

Part 2) What are some of the effects on people and animals attributed to the Mistral in the book? How is the Mayles' house affected by the Mistral?

Part 3) Monsieur Menicucci has a theory about why the last three winters in Provence have been colder because of a change in the Mistral. Explain his theory. Does it seem

plausible to you?

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