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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Being back in London is _____________ experience for Peter.
(a) An enlightening.
(b) A scary.
(c) An exciting.
(d) A horrible.

2. The large shaggy animal is a stray and appears to be a French breed officially known as ______________.
(a) Griffon fauve de Bretagne.
(b) Griffon Korthals.
(c) Griffon bleu de Gascogne.
(d) Griffon Nivernais.

3. Why does Peter ask Michel if it would be acceptable after swishing the wine around in his mouth to spit out some of the wine samples?
(a) He fears he may become sick or tipsy.
(b) He does not drink alcohol.
(c) He does not like all the wines.
(d) He does not like many wines.

4. Why is the Mayles' friend suspicious about the dog's pedigree?
(a) He is unusually small.
(b) He is unusually large.
(c) His coat is unusually curly.
(d) His ears are unusually large.

5. Mayle meets up with a neighbor named Massot who shares his distrust of what?
(a) French doctors.
(b) French drivers.
(c) French police officers.
(d) French chefs.

6. At lunch time, Michel tells Peter and six other visitors to follow him where?
(a) To his home.
(b) To a nearby restaurant.
(c) To the river.
(d) To a picnic spot.

7. After being sent to one bureaucracy after the other, the final stop was a health check. The doctor found Mayle to be healthy but took his blood for one last screening which was to make sure he didn't have what?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Cholera.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Swine flu.

8. Mayle's wife spots a man walking down the road to _______________ with a large dog at his side.
(a) Nice.
(b) Paris.
(c) Marseilles.
(d) Ménerbes.

9. Peter combs the paper during the time leading up to Bastille Day. What does he find?
(a) Nothing about the singing toads.
(b) A large article about the singing toads.
(c) An entire edition about the singing toads.
(d) Only a small article about the singing toads.

10. Mayle instantly became pen pals with whom?
(a) Many students.
(b) Many writers.
(c) Many women.
(d) Many foreigners.

11. This man is is also composing an original anthem for whom?
(a) The newly created European Common Market.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The U.S.
(d) France.

12. As soon as the young man, Benson, steps off the train, he claims to be deathly ill with what?
(a) The flu.
(b) Swine flu.
(c) Mono.
(d) A cold.

13. When does a storm break out?
(a) Once they are all home.
(b) On their return trip.
(c) On the trip to the picnic area.
(d) That night.

14. Peter intends to eat __________________.
(a) A great deal.
(b) Minimally.
(c) Voraciously.
(d) Moderately.

15. How does this man feel about talking with Peter?
(a) Happy.
(b) Worried.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Unsure.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man's goal to produce a recognizable version of what?

2. Peter contacts _____________, identified only as Monsieur X, for help for his friend Frank.

3. The party will be held in picturesque ______________ and the guests will arrive by horse and carriage provided by local chef and friend, Maurice, who will also be providing the gourmet food.

4. For what does Monsieur X use a pig?

5. What does their one friend suggest they plan on doing?

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