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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Faustin do in the winter?
(a) He wrote for the local newspaper
(b) He worked in a restaurant
(c) He was a traveling slaughterer
(d) He was a tour guide

3. Where had Tony found a house that interested him?
(a) in the village
(b) next to the national park
(c) near the coast
(d) in the mountains

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

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

6. What did the Mayles' lawyer friend object to in Provence?
(a) the bad manners of the people
(b) men kissing each other
(c) the high price of food
(d) the heavy accent in Provence

7. The euphoria of bicycling lasted until what?
(a) they began the climb up to Bonnieux
(b) they became ravenously hungry
(c) they became very thirsty
(d) they started to get over-heated

8. Which cafe of the Cours Mirabeau is the most memorable?
(a) the Deux Jeune Filles
(b) the Deux Garcons
(c) the Quatre Coins
(d) the Trois Oiseaux

9. What became the lead story in the local newspaper in early February?
(a) snow
(b) a beauty pageant
(c) the opening of a gym
(d) local political campaign

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

11. What was the surprising thing about Monsieur Bagnois, the floor-cleaner?
(a) He weighed 400 pounds
(b) He had 17 children
(c) He was originally from India
(d) He was a gourmet

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

13. Who actually does the work of cleaning the green fuzz from the Mayles' pool?
(a) Claude
(b) Bernard
(c) Gaston
(d) Faustin

14. What do some cyclists slip inside their shorts to cushion their tail bones?
(a) a small down pillow
(b) a pound of rump steak
(c) a thick piece of foam rubber
(d) a cushion

15. What animals used to destroy the melon field?
(a) rabbits
(b) ground hogs
(c) moles
(d) wild boars

Short Answer Questions

1. What saved the Mayles from having to have more drinks after the meal?

2. What about the insurance agent pleases the Mayles?

3. What did one thick-set old man with a florid nose ask the nurse when she couldn't prick the tough skin of his thumb?

4. What did Monsieur Menicucci think was scandalous?

5. What is as affordable in Provence as linoleum is in England?

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