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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who advises the Mayles about olive oil?
(a) Madame Lucille
(b) Madame Sophia
(c) Madame Soliva
(d) Madame Colette
2. What do the people of Provence collect in baskets in the woods?
(a) wild flowers
(b) nuts
(c) mushrooms
(d) berries
3. 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) check his water pipes
(d) pay him and his work team
4. What did Massot say to Peter that was uncharacteristic of him?
(a) " I think I'll give a big party".
(b) "Nature is wearing her prettiest clothes".
(c) "I don't hate the Germans anymore".
(d) "I'll never cook a fox again".
5. What does the postman relate about his friend?
(a) His friend was promoted to postmaster.
(b) His friend shot a wild boar the previous weekend.
(c) His friend was getting married.
(d) His friend had won the lottery.
6. What happened to the elegant gathering when Vivaldi was replaced by Little Richard?
(a) The guests protested.
(b) The guests were shocked.
(c) The elegant guests became loose and danced wildly.
(d) The guests left in a huff.
7. What are the "Sayings of August?"
(a) Statements made by Menicucci and his men about the work they had to do.
(b) Faustin's statements about the forest fire near Grasse
(c) folk sayings of the Provencal peasants
(d) Statements made by mystified, tightfisted or apologetic visitors.
8. Who is the Mayles' guest who is disaster-prone?
(a) Bennett
(b) Pierre
(c) Lydia
(d) Tony
9. What was the hall officially called?
(a) the Salle du Prestige
(b) the Salle des Honneurs
(c) the Salle des Dignitaires
(d) the Salle des Fetes
10. Why can't the meter reader read the Mayles' meter?
(a) Bees have stored their honey there.
(b) The Mistral damaged the meter.
(c) Hornets have nested there.
(d) An ant colony has made a nest there.
11. What were the pieges a feu that Massot threatened to use against the Germans?
(a) stink bombs
(b) concealed snares that exploded when disturbed
(c) nets that entangled the legs
(d) signs warning that it was private property
12. How many bakers are listed in the yellow pages in Cavaillon?
(a) fourteen
(b) twenty
(c) nineteen
(d) seventeen
13. What is a toilette a la Turque?
(a) a fancy turkish bathroom with a bidet
(b) a French restroom just like the Mayles were used to findin in England
(c) a restroom in a grand French hotel
(d) a primitive restroom consisting of a hole positioned between two footrests
14. What surprise gift do the Mayles receive?
(a) a round of the local cheese and a loaf of delicious peasant bread
(b) a box of home-made preserves
(c) some canned tomatoes
(d) a cap full of mushrooms complete with a recipe for preparing them
15. What is the main event of Christmas in Provence?
(a) the church services
(b) the parties
(c) the food
(d) the exchange of presents
Short Answer Questions
1. The Mayles are surprised at the French fondness for what?
2. What do the sanitation men mind that is left for them to clean up?
3. What terrible story did Faustin tell about a fire near Grase?
4. Who wrote the Provencal song they sang after the speeches?
5. What was the appearance of the hall where the investiture was to take place?
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