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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Mayles neglect visiting many of the tourist locations in Provence?
(a) They were busy studying the rituals and customs of the people of Provence.
(b) The fell ill with the flu.
(c) They didn't want to mingle with the tourists.
(d) They felt the tourist locations were too expensive.

2. What did the Mayles' lawyer friend object to in Provence?
(a) the heavy accent in Provence
(b) the bad manners of the people
(c) the high price of food
(d) men kissing each other

3. Who is the architect?
(a) Claude
(b) Mastorino
(c) Henri
(d) Christian

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

5. What does Madame Mayle purchase in an antique dealer's town one Sunday?
(a) a plaster bust of Victor Hugo
(b) a plaster bust of Chopin
(c) a plaster bust of Delacroix
(d) a plaster bust of Voltaire

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the people of Provence go every Sunday?

2. What possession does Tony like to flaunt?

3. Which goats were supposed to do well in the race?

4. At the hall where the Mayles and most of the town are donating blood to a poor boy, how can you identify the people?

5. Lengthy discussions were held between which two people during the planting?

(see the answer key)

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