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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the Mayles' guest who is disaster-prone?
(a) Pierre
(b) Tony
(c) Bennett
(d) Lydia
2. What did Peter find after driving a half hour on his way to his friend's house?
(a) a sea of trailers
(b) beautiful grand hotels
(c) a castle
(d) a lake with sail boats
3. Where are the grapes weighed and tested for alcoholic content?
(a) Goult
(b) Lubryon
(c) Bonnieux
(d) Maubec
4. Whom did Peter call when there was a problem with the house or property?
(a) Menicucci
(b) Christian
(c) Faustin
(d) Tony
5. What idea did Madame Mayle have for getting the work on the house done before Christmas?
(a) threatening to hire other workmen if they didn't finish before Christmas
(b) offering them more money if they finished before Christmas
(c) breaking into tears in front of the workmen at the prospect of not having the work done before Christmas.
(d) Inviting the workmen and their wives to a party the Sunday before Christmas.
6. What dance did Peter like the best at the dinner honoring his friend?
(a) the quickstep
(b) the foxtrot
(c) the waltz
(d) the tango
7. What happened to the elegant gathering when Vivaldi was replaced by Little Richard?
(a) The guests protested.
(b) The guests were shocked.
(c) The elegant guests became loose and danced wildly.
(d) The guests left in a huff.
8. How many bakers are listed in the yellow pages in Cavaillon?
(a) fourteen
(b) nineteen
(c) seventeen
(d) twenty
9. What terrible story did Faustin tell about a fire near Grase?
(a) He said that all the forests of the area had burned to the ground.
(b) He said that the airplanes dropping water on the fire picked up a swimmer and drooped him into the fire with the water.
(c) He said that many inhabitants of the area died.
(d) He said a big festival to be held in that area had been cancelled.
10. What did the dogs discover on their morning walk?
(a) a bunch of Germans eating a picnic breakfast
(b) a stream in which they frolicked
(c) a man sleeping in a blue sleeping bag
(d) a mother rabbit and her babies
11. What game do the Mayles play at the end of July?
(a) a game of golf
(b) a game of croquet
(c) a game of tennis
(d) a game of boules
12. What do frugal Frenchmen hate to do?
(a) discard anything
(b) pay full price for anything
(c) guve tips to waiters
(d) buy expensive clothing
13. What was the weather like in October?
(a) It snowed.
(b) The days were warm enough for swimming , the nigths cool enough for a fire.
(c) It was extremely hot and humid.
(d) It was bitterly cold.
14. How did the hunters find a lost dog?
(a) They left a scrap of sacking or a cushion with the kennel scent on it in the woods.
(b) They went out and called their names.
(c) They had a special dog whistle.
(d) They waited til the dog found their truck or car.
15. What is the name of the carpet-layer?
(a) Marc-Antoine
(b) Jean -Pierre
(c) Paul -Pierre
(d) Maurice-Lucien
Short Answer Questions
1. What picture in the calendar he gives Peter does the postman show him?
2. When did the Mayles leave the dinner?
3. Where is the heating system located?
4. Why can't the meter reader read the Mayles' meter?
5. What takes place at the Mayles' house in August?
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