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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What present do the workers give the Mayles?
(a) a signed photo of the workmen and their wives
(b) a bust of Napoleon
(c) a music box which plays the French national anthem
(d) an antique stone tub filled with flowers

2. How many bakers are listed in the yellow pages in Cavaillon?
(a) twenty
(b) fourteen
(c) nineteen
(d) seventeen

3. What takes place at the Mayles' house in August?
(a) Major renovation work begins again
(b) Many visitors arrive
(c) A television set is installed.
(d) The Mayles have a lot of parties

4. What is the name of the bakery they visit in Cavaillon?
(a) Maison du Pain
(b) Chez Auzet
(c) Chez Gu
(d) Pain Divin

5. What was the Cote d'Azur like when Peter visited it?
(a) a romantic seaside resort
(b) a vision of beauty
(c) a nightmare of congested traffic and oily bodies lying flank to flank on the beach
(d) a draw for movie stars and celebrities

6. What is the main event of Christmas in Provence?
(a) the food
(b) the parties
(c) the exchange of presents
(d) the church services

7. 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

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

9. What is the alcoholic content of the grapes?
(a) 12.88 percent
(b) 10.93 percent
(c) 12.32 percent
(d) 11.32 percent

10. What does Faustin suggest because a cold winter is predicted?
(a) the Mayles stock their pantry with extra food
(b) the Mayles have their chimney swept
(c) the Mayles buy heavier winter clothing
(d) the Mayles buy some skis

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

12. Who is rumored to have bought a house in Provence?
(a) Brigitte Bardot
(b) Leslie Caron
(c) Doris Day
(d) Ringo Star

13. Why was the Mayles' friend looking ill at ease when they found him at the dinner?
(a) He had dropped food on his tie making a large stain.
(b) He feared giving a speech.
(c) He wasn't feeling well.
(d) There was no bar and no alcohol in sight.

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

15. Who is Monsieur Aude?
(a) an iron artist
(b) a stone sculptor
(c) a local painter
(d) a local chef

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprise gift do the Mayles receive?

2. When the Mayles finally see Santa Claus what is he doing?

3. The Mayles are surprised at the French fondness for what?

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

5. What was the party that the Mayles attended in Gordes?

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