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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dance did Peter like the best at the dinner honoring his friend?
(a) the quickstep
(b) the foxtrot
(c) the waltz
(d) the tango

2. What were the pieges a feu that Massot threatened to use against the Germans?
(a) nets that entangled the legs
(b) stink bombs
(c) signs warning that it was private property
(d) concealed snares that exploded when disturbed

3. What are the "Sayings of August?"
(a) Statements made by Menicucci and his men about the work they had to do.
(b) folk sayings of the Provencal peasants
(c) Statements made by mystified, tightfisted or apologetic visitors.
(d) Faustin's statements about the forest fire near Grasse

4. Where is the heating system located?
(a) beside the pool
(b) in the courtyard
(c) behind the house
(d) in what used to be the donkey dormitory

5. Who wrote the Provencal song they sang after the speeches?
(a) Maurice Ravel
(b) Frederic Mistral
(c) Antoine Mouchou
(d) Claude Debussy

6. What was the weather like in October?
(a) It was extremely hot and humid.
(b) It snowed.
(c) The days were warm enough for swimming , the nigths cool enough for a fire.
(d) It was bitterly cold.

7. What does Menicucci remind Peter to do?
(a) order oil for the central heating system
(b) praise Menicucci's workers for their good job
(c) pay him and his work team
(d) check his water pipes

8. What game do the Mayles play at the end of July?
(a) a game of boules
(b) a game of golf
(c) a game of croquet
(d) a game of tennis

9. What were the merchants Peter encountered on his visit to this friend like?
(a) determined to please you
(b) unfriendly and eager to take your money
(c) staid and old-fashioned
(d) prosperous and friendly

10. What picture in the calendar he gives Peter does the postman show him?
(a) a picture of the village under snow
(b) a picture of the the goat race Peter had witnessed
(c) a picture of the national forest
(d) a girl wearing two coconut shells

11. Who were the two uniformed men parked outside the Mayles' house?
(a) chimney sweeps
(b) local firemen
(c) census takers
(d) policemen

12. What had achieved the importance of a minor industry in the Vaucluse in September?
(a) housebreaking
(b) outdoor markets
(c) fishing
(d) selling books

13. How does the carpet get soaked?
(a) A bucket of water is accidently over-turned.
(b) The carpet-layer puts a screw through the hot-water pipe.
(c) There is another storm and a leak in the roof.
(d) The sink in the kitchen overflows.

14. What idea did Madame Mayle have for getting the work on the house done before Christmas?
(a) breaking into tears in front of the workmen at the prospect of not having the work done before Christmas.
(b) Inviting the workmen and their wives to a party the Sunday before Christmas.
(c) threatening to hire other workmen if they didn't finish before Christmas
(d) offering them more money if they finished before Christmas

15. The Mayles are surprised at the French fondness for what?
(a) American music
(b) fast food
(c) guns
(d) Shakespeare

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Massot find that proved to him that Germans had camped in the park?

2. Who is the Mayles' guest who is disaster-prone?

3. Who delivered the opening speech?

4. How long did the drive to Peter's friend's house take?

5. What takes place at the Mayles' house in August?

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