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

3. What make of car was in the first automobile accident Peter encountered in Provence?
(a) a Mercedes
(b) a Volkswagen
(c) a Peugeot
(d) a Jaguar

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

5. What does Faustin ask the Mayles if he can have?
(a) an French/English dictionary
(b) some Lucerne for his rabbits
(c) a book on learning the English language
(d) some flowers from their garden

6. How old was the French farmhouse?
(a) 76 years old
(b) 200 years old
(c) 50 years old
(d) 4 months old

7. Once seated, what does the student do?
(a) orders something to eat
(b) starts studying
(c) orders a coffe
(d) puits his/her sunglasses back on

8. What provided a final confirmation that warmer weather had arrived?
(a) The Mayles' asparagus was ready to pick.
(b) The locals started to go swimming.
(c) There were flies in the house.
(d) Monsieur Menicucci's wardrobe changed.

9. How many people move the stone table into the courtyard?
(a) eight
(b) six
(c) four
(d) seven

10. What is necessary in order to buy a car in France?
(a) birth certificate
(b) marriage certificate
(c) proof of residence in France
(d) letter of recommendation from a Frenchman

11. What was the problem with the guests who visited the Mayles in May?
(a) They ate too much.
(b) They were obnoxious.
(c) They were too demanding.
(d) Their schedules were very different from their hosts.

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

13. What did the Mayles plan to do with the enclosed courtyard in back of their house?
(a) turn it into a garden
(b) turn it into an open-air living room
(c) keep horses in it
(d) turn it into a tennis court-

14. Peter offers a ride to whom?
(a) a Swiss man
(b) two Australian students
(c) three German tourists
(d) two Italians

15. What did Peter Mayle plan to buy to protect himself from unwanted guests?
(a) a book on how to say no
(b) an answering machine
(c) several vicious dogs
(d) a gun