View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Singing Toads of St. Pantaléon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over the next several weeks, Mayle's wife stalks the dog, who she learns spends time ______________ where it can feed off scraps.
(a) At a park.
(b) Outside a cafe.
(c) Outside her house.
(d) In a school yard.

2. Finally reaching the picnic area in what appears to be ____________________, the party finds a table for ten set under a sprawling oak tree, replete with starched white linen, silverware and ice buckets.
(a) An open field.
(b) A thick and untamed forest.
(c) An abandoned back yard.
(d) A city park.

3. The man explains that the toads are dormant and hidden where?
(a) In the pond.
(b) In incubators.
(c) In his home.
(d) In the soil.

4. Mayle's favorite letter was the one addressed to whom?
(a) The "English Writer in Provence."
(b) The "Funny Writer in Provence."
(c) The "Best Writer in Provence."
(d) The "Strange Writer in Provence."

5. How does the book store owner surprise Mayle?
(a) He had arranged for celebrities to attend his book signing.
(b) He had arranged for a formal dinner in his honor.
(c) He had arranged for a group of Mayle's fans to attend the event.
(d) He had arranged for him to stay in a luxury suite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mayle is invited by a bookstore owner to hold a book signing in ______________ during the film festival.

2. The man's goal to produce a recognizable version of what?

3. What does their one friend suggest they plan on doing?

4. Why does Mayle's wife bring the dog home?

5. Mayle is rather surprised by the level of ____________ provided for the festival.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 318 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample