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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the painter?
(a) Penelope
(b) Zanchi
(c) Ramon
(d) Mastorino

2. Where do the people of Provence go every Sunday?
(a) to the sea shore
(b) to the mountains
(c) to the movies
(d) to the market

3. What do the Mayles do immediately when they return home from their bicycle trip?
(a) They have a cool drink.
(b) They dive into their pool
(c) They take a shower.
(d) They wash the dust off their bicycles.

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

5. Where was Peter's friend's house built?
(a) in a small village
(b) in the pine forests outside Rmatuelle
(c) on the sea coast
(d) on a mountain

Short Answer Questions

1. What takes place at the Mayles' house in August?

2. What was the Cote d'Azur like when Peter visited it?

3. What did the local advertising industry do to influence and attract people?

4. Describe time in Provence

5. What is the first problem the Mayles encounter in the novel?

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