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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 the dogs discover on their morning walk?

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

3. Who is summoned to fix the washed out drive?

4. What is the man in the woods whom Peter meets wearing?

5. Where was Peter's friend's house built?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Roger and what happens to him?

3. Describe the man Peter meets in the forest.

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

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

6. How does Peter stock his wine cellar?

7. How do the Mayles learn about bread?

8. What English Christmas festivities did the Mayles miss?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book two markets are described. The Mayles go to these markets on Sunday. The first market they visit is in Coustellet, the second in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.

Choose one of these markets and write an essay on the market including a detailed description of the market, the people at the market and what was sold at the market. Tell

why you thought the market you chose to write about was colorful or particularly interesting. Did you learn anything about the people in Provence from reading about the market? What did you learn?

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

The Mayles hire a number of different workmen to renovate their house and property in the book. Write an essay describing two or more of the workmen. What were their names? Specialty? What are some of the characteristics peculiar to workmen of Provence? Are they dependable? Do they work hard? What did each workman do to renovate the Mayles' home? How did Madame Mayle influence the workmen so that they finished the renovation of the house before Christmas?

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