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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Mayles' guest who is disaster-prone?
(a) Bennett
(b) Pierre
(c) Lydia
(d) Tony

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 did Peter find after driving a half hour on his way to his friend's house?
(a) beautiful grand hotels
(b) a castle
(c) a sea of trailers
(d) a lake with sail boats

4. What had come to a standstill?
(a) visits from neighbors
(b) calls from England
(c) the Mayles dining in restaurants
(d) work on the house

5. What did Peter Mayle plan to buy to protect himself from unwanted guests?
(a) a gun
(b) several vicious dogs
(c) an answering machine
(d) a book on how to say no

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dogs accompanied the planting team?

2. What was the Cote d'Azur like when Peter visited it?

3. Where was Peter's friend's house built?

4. Who on the work team owns a cocker spaniel?

5. What kind of bird is in the story Massot tells?

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