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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't the meter reader read the Mayles' meter?
(a) Hornets have nested there.
(b) An ant colony has made a nest there.
(c) The Mistral damaged the meter.
(d) Bees have stored their honey there.

2. What was the grandfather's favorite soap opera?
(a) Dallas
(b) Days of Our Lives
(c) Dynasty
(d) Santa Barbara

3. How far did they have to move the stone table to get it into the courtyard?
(a) 12 yards
(b) 500 feet
(c) 750 feet
(d) 15 yards

4. How lond a trip was it to go buy a loaf of bread?
(a) three hours
(b) 45 minutes
(c) one hour
(d) 2 hours

5. What was the tourist joke Faustin told about the English?
(a) "What changes from the color of a dead rat to the color of a dead lobster in three hours?"
(b) "Who is so prim and proper they are shocked by the dress of the Provencal peasants?"
(c) "Wjp throws up the French food with regularity?"
(d) "Who pays exorbitant prices without blinking an eyelash?"

Short Answer Questions

1. Because it was so still in the valley in February what did Monsieur Massot say one could hear?

2. What guide book do the Mayles become familiar with?

3. What was the party that the Mayles attended in Gordes?

4. What kind of workmen did Tony plan to hire to work on his house?

5. Who has to be consulted before the final sale of a house can be made?

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