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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. Why did Christian turn down the job offer?

2. How old is Monsieur Menicucci?

3. How is the road to Aix characterized?

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

5. Why does Monsieur Menicucci invite Peter to his house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the market in Coustellet.

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

6. Describe the two photographs which appeared in the newspaper.

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

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

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

10. What gift did the pool man give to the Mayles?

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

Now that you have read the entire book and this is the last essay topic, do you think that you would want to buy a house in Provence and live there for a year anytime during your life? Write an essay telling how the book influenced your answer to this question. Include anything in the book which supports and explains your answer.

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?

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