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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Provencal stew the Mayles wanted to make?
(a) pebronata
(b) sans-souci
(c) souffle
(d) soupe extraordinaire

2. What produced a noise like nuts and bolts clattering in a tin?
(a) workers in the restaurant kitchens
(b) the local hens
(c) rain on the roof tops
(d) the small Citroen vans that every farmer drove

3. What is the first problem the Mayles encounter in the novel?
(a) high prices
(b) the Mistral
(c) homesickness
(d) irate neighbors

4. What animals used to destroy the melon field?
(a) wild boars
(b) rabbits
(c) ground hogs
(d) moles

5. How far did they have to move the stone table to get it into the courtyard?
(a) 12 yards
(b) 500 feet
(c) 15 yards
(d) 750 feet

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tony behave with the French property agent?

2. How many people move the stone table into the courtyard?

3. What did Monsieur Menicucci think Mozart could also have been besides being a composer?

4. What possession does Tony like to flaunt?

5. How old is Monsieur Menicucci?

(see the answer key)

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