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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and I. The Delights of Solitude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Towards which of the following does the narrator attempt to navigate?
(a) Brioude.
(b) Boulière.
(c) Béziers.
(d) Bergerac.

2. What crop do the Moulinards attempt to raise?
(a) Lettuce.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wheat.

3. How old is the narrator at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 39.
(b) 29.
(c) 34.
(d) 24.

4. What make of car does the narrator rent while in France?
(a) Fiat.
(b) Chrysler.
(c) Škoda.
(d) Citroën.

5. From which play is the epigraph taken?
(a) Twelfth Night.
(b) Love’s Labour’s Lost.
(c) The Winter’s Tale.
(d) Cymbeline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What traditional agricultural operations remain in Guyenne?

2. In what village had earth-moving equipment been sabotaged?

3. To what does the narrator compare terrine?

4. In what village does the narrator meet Pascal?

5. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

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