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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is the insurance agent dressed?
(a) like a country gentleman
(b) like a banker
(c) like a laborer
(d) like a performer from Las Vegas

3. What do buyers of a house in Provence try to avoid?
(a) paying the lawyer.
(b) paying the asking price of the house.
(c) paying the full amount of taxes on the purchase.
(d) paying the realtor

4. What musical instrument does Monsieur Menicucci , the plumber, play?
(a) the cello
(b) the clarinet
(c) the piano
(d) the violin

5. A car full of tourists from what country wanted to picnic on the Mayles' property?
(a) Ireland
(b) Switzerland
(c) Germany
(d) England

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrived to inspect what the planting team had done?

2. What does Madame Mayle purchase in an antique dealer's town one Sunday?

3. Describe time in Provence

4. What produced a noise like nuts and bolts clattering in a tin?

5. What did Peter Mayle plan to buy to protect himself from unwanted guests?

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