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

2. What produced a noise like nuts and bolts clattering in a tin?
(a) rain on the roof tops
(b) the small Citroen vans that every farmer drove
(c) the local hens
(d) workers in the restaurant kitchens

3. What do the Mayles do immediately when they return home from their bicycle trip?
(a) They have a cool drink.
(b) They take a shower.
(c) They wash the dust off their bicycles.
(d) They dive into their pool

4. How long do the students at the cafe keep their sunglasses on?
(a) the whole time they're at the cafe
(b) until the sun goes down
(c) until an acquaintance is identified at one of the tables.
(d) until the waiter arrives

5. Which of the Mayles' trees blossomed on Easter weekend?
(a) the cherry trees
(b) the dogwood trees
(c) the apple trees
(d) the pear trees

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bird is in the story Massot tells?

2. What animal had Monsieur Massot shot?

3. What did Monsieur Menicucci think was scandalous?

4. Because it was so still in the valley in February what did Monsieur Massot say one could hear?

5. The euphoria of bicycling lasted until what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does donating blood in Provence differ from donating blood in England?

3. Describe some of the kissing practices in France.

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

5. What was the biggest obstacle to the Mayles in buying a house in Provence?

6. Describe the person who makes a telephone call to the Mayles at the end of March.

7. What strikes you about the students in Aix?

8. Describe how the dogs reacted to the snow and ice.

9. Describe Bernard, the man who was in charge of cleaning the Mayles' pool.

10. What does Menicucci's assistant wear in April?

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