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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is necessary in order to buy a car in France?
(a) birth certificate
(b) marriage certificate
(c) proof of residence in France
(d) letter of recommendation from a Frenchman

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

3. Why does Monsieur Menicucci invite Peter to his house?
(a) to hear him play the clarinet
(b) to show off his children and their talents
(c) to have lunch
(d) to view his wide array of heating devices and to meet his wife

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

5. Who is recommended to help the Mayles with their courtyard?
(a) Pierrot
(b) Henri
(c) Pierre
(d) Maurice

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Faustin do in the winter?

2. What did the dogs of Provence learn to do during the cold February weather?

3. What is Menicucci's wife's talent?

4. Who is the architect?

5. What animal had Monsieur Massot shot?

(see the answer key)

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