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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 long do the students at the cafe keep their sunglasses on?

2. How does the French housewife differ from others when she goes to market?

3. How lond a trip was it to go buy a loaf of bread?

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

5. What make of car was in the first automobile accident Peter encountered in Provence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Peter write that the final week in April ended on a sour note?

2. Explain why Peter was cheered up by the story he hears about Christian , his architect

3. Describe Pierrot of Lacoste

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

5. What does Massot do in this chapter to keep tourists out of the National Park?

6. List some of the things on the menu at the restaurant the Mayles visited in Buoux.

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

8. What is the arrangement the Mayles have with their neighbors concerning the grapes grown on the property?

9. What are the two things Antoine Massot, the Mayles' neighbor, likes to talk about with people he meets?

10. What strikes you about the students in Aix?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book the Mayles learn any number of interesting and helpful things.

Part 1) Choose one area of expertise that the Mayles become familiar with and write an essay telling about what you learned from reading about it. For instance , the Mayles learn all about bread, olive oil and mushroom gathering.

Part 2) Choose several small , interesting things you learned in the book which might come in handy some day like how Menicucci got rid of the any colony. Write about these things in an essay.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Early in the book the Mayles experience the Mistral.

Part 1) What is the Mistral? Where does it come from? Why is it important in the book? It appears twice in the book. Write a short description of the two different appearances of the Mistral.

Part 2) What are some of the effects on people and animals attributed to the Mistral in the book? How is the Mayles' house affected by the Mistral?

Part 3) Monsieur Menicucci has a theory about why the last three winters in Provence have been colder because of a change in the Mistral. Explain his theory. Does it seem

plausible to you?

(see the answer keys)

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