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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the pieges a feu that Massot threatened to use against the Germans?
(a) concealed snares that exploded when disturbed
(b) nets that entangled the legs
(c) signs warning that it was private property
(d) stink bombs

2. What is a toilette a la Turque?
(a) a fancy turkish bathroom with a bidet
(b) a French restroom just like the Mayles were used to findin in England
(c) a primitive restroom consisting of a hole positioned between two footrests
(d) a restroom in a grand French hotel

3. What is the main event of Christmas in Provence?
(a) the exchange of presents
(b) the food
(c) the church services
(d) the parties

4. What is the alcoholic content of the grapes?
(a) 12.88 percent
(b) 10.93 percent
(c) 11.32 percent
(d) 12.32 percent

5. What do Faustin, his wife and daughters use to harvest the table grapes?
(a) their hands
(b) a special kind of knife
(c) a prining shears
(d) scissors

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Peter stock his wine cellar?

2. How many goats and drivers took part in the goat race?

3. What is the name of the bakery they visit in Cavaillon?

4. What did the Mayles hope the sanitation men would do with the tip they gave them?

5. Where had Peter's friend rented a house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't the meter reader read the meter and how does Menicucci fix the problem?

2. Describe the man Peter meets in the forest.

3. How do the men of Provence prepare for hunting season?

4. Describe the Cote d'Azur.

5. What were some of the "August Sayings" of visitors to Provence?

6. How does Peter stock his wine cellar?

7. Describe the dinner the Mayles are invited to in November.

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

9. Who is Roger and what happens to him?

10. What English Christmas festivities did the Mayles miss?

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