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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Provencal stew the Mayles wanted to make?
(a) pebronata
(b) soupe extraordinaire
(c) sans-souci
(d) souffle

2. What did the dogs of Provence learn to do during the cold February weather?
(a) to skate
(b) to eat faster
(c) to sleep more
(d) to track people who got lost in the snow

3. What is the name of the insurance agent?
(a) Henri Harve
(b) Guy Laupain
(c) Thierry Fructus
(d) Maurice Ravel

4. How many people were on the planting team?
(a) 6 under the direction of Christian
(b) 4 under the direction of Massot
(c) 3 under the direction Peter Mayle
(d) 7 under the direction of Beauchier

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

6. What's a good description of Massot's dogs?
(a) gentle
(b) friendly
(c) vicious
(d) timid

7. Where did the Mayles purchase their bicycles?
(a) Buoux
(b) Cavaillon
(c) Isle-sur-la- Sorgue
(d) Bonnieux

8. Who on the work team owns a cocker spaniel?
(a) Menicucci
(b) Trufelli
(c) Ramon
(d) Didier

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

10. How did Tony behave with the French property agent?
(a) He was quite polite and attentive.
(b) He behaved as if she wasn't there and spoke derogatorily.
(c) He asked the agent many questions.
(d) He flattered her.

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

12. What occupation does Tony, the Englishman , have?
(a) He's an executive in advertising
(b) He's a banker
(c) He's a lawyer.
(d) He's an accountant

13. What animal had Monsieur Massot shot?
(a) a rabbit
(b) a squirrel
(c) a groundhog
(d) a fox

14. What gift does Bernard, the pool man, give to the Mayles?
(a) some cookies his wife baked
(b) a floating armchair
(c) some fruit from his orchard
(d) a rubber raft

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did they have to move the stone table to get it into the courtyard?

2. The ruins of what chateau do they see on their bicycle ride?

3. What did the Mayles' lawyer friend object to in Provence?

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

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

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