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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Mayles began their year in Provence on what holiday?
(a) Easter
(b) New Year's Eve
(c) Bastille Day
(d) Christmas Eve

2. Who actually does the work of cleaning the green fuzz from the Mayles' pool?
(a) Gaston
(b) Claude
(c) Bernard
(d) Faustin

3. What is Menicucci's wife's talent?
(a) she is the perfect housekeeper
(b) she is an excellent cook
(c) She is an accomplished soprano
(d) she plays the flute

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were on the planting team?

2. What animal had Monsieur Massot shot?

3. The Mayles' house was situated on how many acres of land?

4. How old is Monsieur Menicucci?

5. What did Faustin decide should replace the melon field?

(see the answer key)

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