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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mayle keeps up with the correspondence as best he can but is truly ___________ when fans begin stopping by to get his autograph on their copies of his book.
(a) Anxious.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Worried.
(d) Stunned.

2. Mayle recalls the prolonged process he endured in order to receive what?
(a) The identification cards he was required to have as a foreign resident living in France.
(b) Health insurance.
(c) A driver's license.
(d) A pay check.

3. What do the guests do when they reach Maurice's restaurant?
(a) They have dessert.
(b) They have coffee and tea.
(c) They drink wine.
(d) They eat dinner.

4. This man is is also composing an original anthem for whom?
(a) France.
(b) The newly created European Common Market.
(c) The U.S.
(d) The Italians.

5. How does this man feel about talking with Peter?
(a) Worried.
(b) Happy.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Unsure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mayle's wife decides to have a picnic for Peter's __________ birthday.

2. Peter decides to travel to this town to learn if there is any validity to the man's claim about singing toads. His inquiries there lead him to a man named Monsieur ____________.

3. These Provencal residents __________ their newfound celebrity.

4. Mayle asserts that _________________ is the most common ailment that the French encounter.

5. After arriving home, why does Benson ask Mayle to contact his brother?

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