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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Monsieur Aude?
(a) a local painter
(b) a stone sculptor
(c) a local chef
(d) an iron artist
2. What are the "Sayings of August?"
(a) Faustin's statements about the forest fire near Grasse
(b) Statements made by Menicucci and his men about the work they had to do.
(c) Statements made by mystified, tightfisted or apologetic visitors.
(d) folk sayings of the Provencal peasants
3. What were the local friends of the Mayles recovering from in September?
(a) the flu
(b) the summer heat
(c) the storm that hit in August
(d) a surfeit of guests
4. How does the carpet get soaked?
(a) A bucket of water is accidently over-turned.
(b) The sink in the kitchen overflows.
(c) There is another storm and a leak in the roof.
(d) The carpet-layer puts a screw through the hot-water pipe.
5. How long did the drive to Peter's friend's house take?
(a) three hours
(b) one hour
(c) more than four hours
(d) two and a half hours
6. Where are the grapes weighed and tested for alcoholic content?
(a) Maubec
(b) Bonnieux
(c) Lubryon
(d) Goult
7. What is a toilette a la Turque?
(a) a French restroom just like the Mayles were used to findin in England
(b) a primitive restroom consisting of a hole positioned between two footrests
(c) a fancy turkish bathroom with a bidet
(d) a restroom in a grand French hotel
8. Who advises the Mayles about olive oil?
(a) Madame Soliva
(b) Madame Colette
(c) Madame Lucille
(d) Madame Sophia
9. The Mayles are surprised at the French fondness for what?
(a) American music
(b) fast food
(c) Shakespeare
(d) guns
10. Who wanted to go through the crowd of spectators and goats and drivers?
(a) a woman in a car looking for the auto route.
(b) several drunks who refused to get out of the way
(c) a funeral procession
(d) a farner taking his cattle to market
11. What was the Cote d'Azur like when Peter visited it?
(a) a nightmare of congested traffic and oily bodies lying flank to flank on the beach
(b) a vision of beauty
(c) a draw for movie stars and celebrities
(d) a romantic seaside resort
12. What did the dogs discover on their morning walk?
(a) a bunch of Germans eating a picnic breakfast
(b) a man sleeping in a blue sleeping bag
(c) a mother rabbit and her babies
(d) a stream in which they frolicked
13. Who is rumored to have bought a house in Provence?
(a) Brigitte Bardot
(b) Ringo Star
(c) Doris Day
(d) Leslie Caron
14. What did the Mayles hope the sanitation men would do with the tip they gave them?
(a) donate it to a local charity
(b) give it to the church on Christmas
(c) buy Christmas presents for their families with it
(d) go out and have a glorious, messy meal and have someone else clear up
15. How many bakers are listed in the yellow pages in Cavaillon?
(a) nineteen
(b) seventeen
(c) twenty
(d) fourteen
Short Answer Questions
1. What picture in the calendar he gives Peter does the postman show him?
2. What do the people of Provence collect in baskets in the woods?
3. What did Massot say to Peter that was uncharacteristic of him?
4. What was the party that the Mayles attended in Gordes?
5. What was the appearance of the hall where the investiture was to take place?
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