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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 terrible story did Faustin tell about a fire near Grase?

2. What do the people of Provence collect in baskets in the woods?

3. Who wrote the Provencal song they sang after the speeches?

4. When did the Mayles leave the dinner?

5. What surprise gift do the Mayles receive?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the suggestion of Bernard, the pool man, where do the Mayles go to eat?

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

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

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

5. What were some of the "August Sayings" of visitors to Provence?

6. How does Peter stock his wine cellar?

7. Why were the Mayles uncomfortable at the party they were invited to in Gordes?

8. What are the effects of the night storm that hits Lubyron in August?

9. What English Christmas festivities did the Mayles miss?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Different events happening at different times of the year in Provence are important to the book. For example there's the tourist season, the harvest season, the hunting season etc.

Choose one of the seasons mentioned above and write a detailed description of it in an essay How does learning about it help you understand Provence and its people better. How do they differ from you or from Americans in general? Why did you choose that topic to write about?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Three weather conditions in Provence are introduced in the book. These conditions are: the Mistral, the snow and the rains. The book describes the affect these conditions have on the land and the people etc.

Choose one of these weather conditions which take place in Provence in the book and write an essay describing it and its affect on the land and people , the Mayles in particular.

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