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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the road to Aix characterized?
(a) It's a country road through the farmland.
(b) It's a modern highway and a direct route.
(c) It's a winding road along the sea coast.
(d) It's a narrow, corkscrew road through the mountains.

2. What do they look for at a junk shop on the way home from Aix?
(a) a stone bench
(b) a stone bird bath
(c) a statue of St. Francis of Assisi
(d) a gargoyle

3. What season was over?
(a) the skiing season
(b) the tourist season
(c) the hunting season
(d) the soccer season

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

5. What job has Christian, the Mayles' architect been offered?
(a) the job of redesigning a brothel
(b) designing a gym
(c) redesigning a restaurant
(d) redesigning a wealthy Parisian's home

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

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

8. Because it was so still in the valley in February what did Monsieur Massot say one could hear?
(a) a mouse fart
(b) the snow falling
(c) the flowers coming up under the snow
(d) a cat purring from a distance of 20 feet

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

10. How long do the students at the cafe keep their sunglasses on?
(a) until an acquaintance is identified at one of the tables.
(b) until the waiter arrives
(c) until the sun goes down
(d) the whole time they're at the cafe

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

12. What did Faustin decide should replace the melon field?
(a) a lawn
(b) a vegetable garden
(c) more grape vines
(d) a flower garden

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

14. Where do the people of Provence go every Sunday?
(a) to the market
(b) to the movies
(c) to the sea shore
(d) to the mountains

15. What kind of workmen did Tony plan to hire to work on his house?
(a) Swiss workmen
(b) German workmen
(c) Provencal workmen
(d) Irish workmen

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Bernard, the pool man, give to the Mayles?

2. What had come to a standstill?

3. At the hall where the Mayles and most of the town are donating blood to a poor boy, how can you identify the people?

4. The Mayles began their year in Provence on what holiday?

5. What did the local advertising industry do to influence and attract people?

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