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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Mayles' lawyer friend object to in Provence?
(a) men kissing each other
(b) the bad manners of the people
(c) the high price of food
(d) the heavy accent in Provence

2. Where is the heating system located?
(a) in what used to be the donkey dormitory
(b) behind the house
(c) beside the pool
(d) in the courtyard

3. What is Henriette, Faustin's wife, handy at?
(a) entertaining
(b) sewing
(c) baking
(d) servicing their truck as a mechanic

4. What do they look for at a junk shop on the way home from Aix?
(a) a stone bench
(b) a gargoyle
(c) a stone bird bath
(d) a statue of St. Francis of Assisi

5. Who shows up at the Mayles' house just as they are about to sit down to dinner?
(a) Massot
(b) Faustin
(c) Tony
(d) Ted and Susan

Short Answer Questions

1. What did one thick-set old man with a florid nose ask the nurse when she couldn't prick the tough skin of his thumb?

2. How do the students following cafe deportment arrive?

3. What does Menicucci remind Peter to do?

4. The Mayles are surprised at the French fondness for what?

5. What French machine does Peter Mayle first plan to use to move the large stone table?

(see the answer key)

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