2. What is the name of the Provencal stew the Mayles wanted to make?
(a) souffle
(b) soupe extraordinaire
(c) pebronata
(d) sans-souci

3. What does Faustin ask the Mayles if he can have?
(a) an French/English dictionary
(b) some Lucerne for his rabbits
(c) some flowers from their garden
(d) a book on learning the English language

4. Which tree was beginning to blossom in March?
(a) the apple tree
(b) the dogwood tree
(c) the almond tree
(d) the pear tree

5. What mountains rose up behind the house?
(a) the Alps
(b) the Luberon Mountains
(c) the Dolomites
(d) the Caucasus

6. What animals used to destroy the melon field?
(a) rabbits
(b) ground hogs
(c) wild boars
(d) moles

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

8. What do buyers of a house in Provence try to avoid?
(a) paying the lawyer.
(b) paying the full amount of taxes on the purchase.
(c) paying the asking price of the house.
(d) paying the realtor

9. What is the first problem the Mayles encounter in the novel?
(a) the Mistral
(b) high prices
(c) irate neighbors
(d) homesickness

10. A car full of tourists from what country wanted to picnic on the Mayles' property?
(a) Switzerland
(b) Germany
(c) Ireland
(d) England

11. What pets did the family take with them?
(a) 2 dogs
(b) a bird and a cat
(c) 2 cats
(d) a monkey and a parakeet

12. Who is the tile-layer?
(a) Trufelli
(b) Didier
(c) Claude
(d) Christian

13. Who is the architect?
(a) Mastorino
(b) Christian
(c) Claude
(d) Henri

14. What did Faustin do in the winter?
(a) He wrote for the local newspaper
(b) He worked in a restaurant
(c) He was a tour guide
(d) He was a traveling slaughterer

15. The euphoria of bicycling lasted until what?
(a) they became very thirsty
(b) they began the climb up to Bonnieux
(c) they started to get over-heated
(d) they became ravenously hungry