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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. Who were the two uniformed men parked outside the Mayles' house?

2. What is a toilette a la Turque?

3. Who is rumored to have bought a house in Provence?

4. Who is the Mayles' guest who is disaster-prone?

5. What did Massot plan to possibly do when he retired and sold his home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What frightened friends of the Mayles who were staying at a nearby hotel?

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

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

5. Who is Roger and what happens to him?

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

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

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

9. How does Peter stock his wine cellar?

10. Describe the rusty contraption Peter finds at the edge of the vineyard.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the only tourist locations the Mayles visit during their year in Provence is Aix.

Part 1) Describe the main street of Aix in detail.

Part 2) Describe the social behavior of the students in the cafes of Aix. How are their actions a bit silly. Do you think they are superficial and vain? Do you think they ever study? How do they differ from what you know about American college students? How are they the same?

Part 3) Describe the shops the Mayles visit in Aix and the restaurant they choose to dine at.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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