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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 are the "Sayings of August?"

2. What takes place at the Mayles' house in August?

3. What picture in the calendar he gives Peter does the postman show him?

4. Who advises the Mayles about olive oil?

5. What did Massot find that proved to him that Germans had camped in the park?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the woman who advises the Mayles about olive oil.

2. List the locals who come to the Mayles for Christmas tips and tell what they bring as gifts

3. How do the Mayles learn about bread?

4. What is the irony of Christmas Day to the Mayles?

5. Why can't the meter reader read the meter and how does Menicucci fix the problem?

6. Describe the Cote d'Azur.

7. Who is Roger and what happens to him?

8. Describe the plan Madame Mayle has for getting the workmen back on the job to complete the work before Christmas.

9. In what year does Massot plan to sell his home and why?

10. Why did the grapes on the Mayles' land have to be picked?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Of all the many characters in the book , whom do you like the most and why? Choose any character, describe him or her. What is his or her physical appearance, age, personality? How is the character important to the book? To the Mayles?

Essay Topic 3

There are many customs of kissing and body contact in Provence which differ greatly from the customs in America.

Part 1) Write a description of the different ways of kissing in France. How do they kiss in Paris? How do they kiss in Provence? Men kiss eachother. Does that repell you?

Part 2) Besides kissing there is other body contact in Provence. Describe it and its meaning?.

Part 3) Write a description of some of the different forms of body language the Provencals use. What are the different kinds of body language and what do they mean?

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