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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. What did Massot plan to possibly do when he retired and sold his home?

2. What is the name of the carpet-layer?

3. What present do the workers give the Mayles?

4. Where was Peter's friend's house built?

5. Who delivered the opening speech?

Short Essay Questions

1. What English Christmas festivities did the Mayles miss?

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

3. In what year does Massot plan to sell his home and why?

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

5. What does Faustin advise the Mayles to do and why?

6. Describe the Cote d'Azur.

7. Who is Roger and what happens to him?

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

9. Why did the grapes on the Mayles' land have to be picked?

10. How do the Mayles learn about bread?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of different animals portrayed in the book.

1) Describe the three different kinds of dogs used for hunting in Provence. Tell how the hunters find the dogs if they get lost during the hunt.

2) The Mayles attend a goat race. There are many comical things about the race and the goats in the race. Describe the goats . Why are some goats supposed to be faster? Describe how the goats fare during the race. Are there similar animal races in the U.S., perhaps at a country fair?

3) Choose three of your favorite animals in the book and write about them. For example, there's Penelope, the dog, there's an ass who takes part in a Christmas creche in the village and there are Massot's three dogs.

Essay Topic 2

The Mayles hire a number of different workmen to renovate their house and property in the book. Write an essay describing two or more of the workmen. What were their names? Specialty? What are some of the characteristics peculiar to workmen of Provence? Are they dependable? Do they work hard? What did each workman do to renovate the Mayles' home? How did Madame Mayle influence the workmen so that they finished the renovation of the house before Christmas?

Essay Topic 3

Peter travels to the Cote D'Azur to visit his friend in one chapter.

Part 1) Describe the Cote D'Azur in detail.

Part 2 ) List the things about the Cote d'Azur that you find ugly, negative or repellent.

Part 3) Compare the region of Provence where Peter lives with the Cote d'Azur he sees on his trip to visit his friend.

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