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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 is the name of the bakery they visit in Cavaillon?
2. Who is rumored to have bought a house in Provence?
3. Who wanted to go through the crowd of spectators and goats and drivers?
4. What do the sanitation men mind that is left for them to clean up?
5. What do frugal Frenchmen hate to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What English Christmas festivities did the Mayles miss?
2. What is the game the Mayles play at the end of July and why do they like it?
3. What were some of the "August Sayings" of visitors to Provence?
4. Describe the man Peter meets in the forest.
5. In what year does Massot plan to sell his home and why?
6. What does Faustin advise the Mayles to do and why?
7. How do the Mayles learn about bread?
8. What frightened friends of the Mayles who were staying at a nearby hotel?
9. Why were the Mayles uncomfortable at the party they were invited to in Gordes?
10. Describe the rusty contraption Peter finds at the edge of the vineyard.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the book the Mayles learn any number of interesting and helpful things.
Part 1) Choose one area of expertise that the Mayles become familiar with and write an essay telling about what you learned from reading about it. For instance , the Mayles learn all about bread, olive oil and mushroom gathering.
Part 2) Choose several small , interesting things you learned in the book which might come in handy some day like how Menicucci got rid of the any colony. Write about these things in an essay.
Essay Topic 2
In the book two markets are described. The Mayles go to these markets on Sunday. The first market they visit is in Coustellet, the second in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.
Choose one of these markets and write an essay on the market including a detailed description of the market, the people at the market and what was sold at the market. Tell
why you thought the market you chose to write about was colorful or particularly interesting. Did you learn anything about the people in Provence from reading about the market? What did you learn?
Essay Topic 3
Time and time again throughout the book you can see how Peter and his wife treat the people of Provence: their neighbors, the workmen they hire , the people they meet in the village etc. Write an essay describing the way the Mayles view and treat the people they come in contact with in Provence. Do you think they have chosen a good approach to getting to know the people in Provence? Would you do likewise if you were to spend a year in Provence? If not, what would you do that would be different? Do you think the Mayles' friendly interaction with the people they come in contact with has the greatest impact on how they view their year in Provence? If not, what other thing is more important?
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