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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. When did the Mayles leave the dinner?

2. The Mayles are surprised at the French fondness for what?

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

4. What does Menicucci remind Peter to do?

5. What dance did Peter like the best at the dinner honoring his friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Faustin advise the Mayles to do and why?

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

3. Describe the man Peter meets in the forest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Food is one of the most important things in the lives of the people of Provence.

Part 1 ) Describe some of the Provencal food you remember reading about in the book.

Where was it served? In a private home? In a cafe? In a restaurant?

Why did it make an impression on you? Would you like to eat it? Would you like to learn how to prepare it?

Part 2) Describe how the attitude of the people of Provence toward food differs from the attitude of Americans toward food? Go into detail.

Part 3) The Mayles learn a lot about mushrooms, bread and olive oil. Choose one of these foods covered in the book and write an essay on it.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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