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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Faustin ask the Mayles if he can have?
(a) a book on learning the English language
(b) some Lucerne for his rabbits
(c) an French/English dictionary
(d) some flowers from their garden

2. Who is the tile-layer?
(a) Trufelli
(b) Didier
(c) Christian
(d) Claude

3. What had come to a standstill?
(a) visits from neighbors
(b) work on the house
(c) the Mayles dining in restaurants
(d) calls from England

4. How much did Massot feel his house was worth?
(a) a million francs
(b) 200 thousand francs
(c) a half a million francs
(d) 500 thousand francs

5. What did the dogs of Provence learn to do during the cold February weather?
(a) to eat faster
(b) to sleep more
(c) to track people who got lost in the snow
(d) to skate

Short Answer Questions

1. What guide book do the Mayles become familiar with?

2. The Mayles' house was situated on how many acres of land?

3. Where did the Mayles go for lunch after visiting Isle-sur-Sorgue?

4. What do the Mayles do immediately when they return home from their bicycle trip?

5. What mountains rose up behind the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe in a sentence or two the bicycle trip the Mayles took on the first of May.

2. Describe some of the hand and finger movements the French use to express themselves.

3. Why did the workmen the Mayles hired disappear in March?

4. Describe Pierrot of Lacoste

5. Retell briefly the story Massot told about a peasant who coveted his neighbor's house.

6. The dinner party the Mayles are invited to is memorable for what reason?

7. Describe the market in Coustellet.

8. Explain one of the chief difficulties faced when purchasing a house in Provence?

9. What does the Mayles' temporary kitchen consist of?

10. Describe some of the kissing practices in France.

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