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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 did Peter find after driving a half hour on his way to his friend's house?

2. How does the carpet get soaked?

3. What had some friends of the Mayles seen in their hotel room which frightened them?

4. What terrible story did Faustin tell about a fire near Grase?

5. How did the hunters find a lost dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Menicucci do at the Mayles house in August?

2. Describe the dinner the Mayles are invited to in November.

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

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

5. Describe the man Peter meets in the forest.

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

7. Who is Roger and what happens to him?

8. What is the game the Mayles play at the end of July and why do they like it?

9. How do the men of Provence prepare for hunting season?

10. Describe the Cote d'Azur.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose the character in the book you like the least. Who is that character? What is his or her name? Describe his or her appearance if that is given. Describe his or her personality and character. Is this person important to the book or the Mayles? In what way? Why don't you like that character?

Essay Topic 2

There are many colorful and interesting characters in the book. Three of them are Faustin, Menicucci and Massot. Write an essay on one of these three characters. Describe the character. What is characteristic of this character? Describe the character's physical appearance if it was important in the book. Describe his personality or character traits. Why do you find this character interesting? Why is this character important to Peter Mayle?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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