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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Massot feel his house was worth?
(a) a million francs
(b) 200 thousand francs
(c) a half a million francs
(d) 500 thousand francs

2. What are the "Sayings of August?"
(a) Faustin's statements about the forest fire near Grasse
(b) Statements made by Menicucci and his men about the work they had to do.
(c) folk sayings of the Provencal peasants
(d) Statements made by mystified, tightfisted or apologetic visitors.

3. What did Massot find that proved to him that Germans had camped in the park?
(a) bananna peels
(b) cigarette wrappers
(c) two empty sardine cans and a wine bottle
(d) a German/French pocket dictionary

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What season was over?

2. How is the insurance agent dressed?

3. Where did the Mayles go for lunch after visiting Isle-sur-Sorgue?

4. What do the Mayles do immediately when they return home from their bicycle trip?

5. Where are the grapes weighed and tested for alcoholic content?

(see the answer key)

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