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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. What does Faustin ask the Mayles if he can have?

2. How old was the French farmhouse?

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

4. What produced a noise like nuts and bolts clattering in a tin?

5. Where did the Mayles purchase their bicycles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Pierrot of Lacoste

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

3. Describe the market in Coustellet.

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

5. List some of the flyers the advertising industry puts on windshields in June

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of different animals portrayed in the book.

1) Describe the three different kinds of dogs used for hunting in Provence. Tell how the hunters find the dogs if they get lost during the hunt.

2) The Mayles attend a goat race. There are many comical things about the race and the goats in the race. Describe the goats . Why are some goats supposed to be faster? Describe how the goats fare during the race. Are there similar animal races in the U.S., perhaps at a country fair?

3) Choose three of your favorite animals in the book and write about them. For example, there's Penelope, the dog, there's an ass who takes part in a Christmas creche in the village and there are Massot's three dogs.

Essay Topic 2

Time and time again throughout the book you can see how Peter and his wife treat the people of Provence: their neighbors, the workmen they hire , the people they meet in the village etc. Write an essay describing the way the Mayles view and treat the people they come in contact with in Provence. Do you think they have chosen a good approach to getting to know the people in Provence? Would you do likewise if you were to spend a year in Provence? If not, what would you do that would be different? Do you think the Mayles' friendly interaction with the people they come in contact with has the greatest impact on how they view their year in Provence? If not, what other thing is more important?

Essay Topic 3

Peter travels to the Cote D'Azur to visit his friend in one chapter.

Part 1) Describe the Cote D'Azur in detail.

Part 2 ) List the things about the Cote d'Azur that you find ugly, negative or repellent.

Part 3) Compare the region of Provence where Peter lives with the Cote d'Azur he sees on his trip to visit his friend.

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