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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Faustin do in the winter?
(a) He worked in a restaurant
(b) He was a traveling slaughterer
(c) He was a tour guide
(d) He wrote for the local newspaper

2. How are the truffles which the Mayles eat prepared?
(a) baked in omelettes
(b) broiled with fish
(c) baked with chicken breasts
(d) included in salads

3. What season was over?
(a) the soccer season
(b) the skiing season
(c) the hunting season
(d) the tourist season

4. The January meal the Mayles were invited to started with what food?
(a) 3 kinds of pizza
(b) salad
(c) soup
(d) Aperitifs

5. The Mayles' home is situated between which two villages?
(a) Amiens and Reims
(b) Nimes and Montpelier
(c) Menerbes and Bonnieux
(d) Cannes and Nice

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What pets did the family take with them?

3. Which tree was beginning to blossom in March?

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

5. What was the specialty of the hostess where the Mayles were invited for dinner?

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