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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fountains are there along the length of the main street in Aix?

2. What is necessary in order to buy a car in France?

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

4. How many people move the stone table into the courtyard?

5. Who arrived to inspect what the planting team had done?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of the changes in Monsieur Menicucci's wardrobe in April.

2. Why were the journalists happy about the lead story "Provence Under Blanket of Snow?"

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

4. Why is the Cours Mirabeau considered the most handsome main street in France?

5. Describe the market in Coustellet.

6. Why did the Mayles purchase a house in Provence?

7. Describe the clothes Thierry Fructus, the insurance agent, wore.

8. What strikes you about the students in Aix?

9. What were some of the characteristics of the stone in Provence?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As has been mentioned before, there are many colorful characters among the people of Provence whom the Mayles come in contact with.

Part 1) Describe the neighbor, Massot. Is he a sympathetic character? An interesting character? What are some of the strange things he thinks and does?

Part 2) Menicucci is a character whom Peter turns to when he has a problem. Write an essay with a description of Menicucci which explains why Peter trusts him so. Mention some of the things Menicucci does for Peter in the book.

Part 3) Faustin and his wife Henriette are also important characters in the book. Describe them and their relationship to the Mayles. How do the couples interact?

Essay Topic 2

Different events happening at different times of the year in Provence are important to the book. For example there's the tourist season, the harvest season, the hunting season etc.

Choose one of the seasons mentioned above and write a detailed description of it in an essay How does learning about it help you understand Provence and its people better. How do they differ from you or from Americans in general? Why did you choose that topic to write about?

Essay Topic 3

Calendars play a part in the last section of the book. Write an essay answering some or all of the questions listed below:

What part do calendars play in the book? Which calendar has a funny picture?

What is it a picture of? Who gives the two different calendars to the Mayles?

Do the Mayles tip them? Do calendars play an important part in your life?

Do you use a free, commercial calendar or buy a specialized calendar dealing with a subject that interests you or having photos you like? Perhaps you buy a large wall calendar with spaces to plan each day, a desk calendar or a pocket calendar or several different calendar?

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