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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. One man is certain that toads cannot sing while the other man claims that a man in ________________ is training some songs to sing for the bicentennial celebration to take place on July 14th.
(a) Lyon.
(b) St. Pantaléon.
(c) Marseille.
(d) Aubigny.

2. The man takes Peter to a shed in his backyard that has a back wall made of soil and is equipped with what?
(a) Toad food.
(b) A CD player.
(c) A microphone hanging from the ceiling.
(d) Cameras.

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

4. Why does Mayle's wife bring the dog home?
(a) She never passes up stray animals.
(b) She wanted another dog.
(c) She had fallen in love with this dog.
(d) She feared that the dog might be captured by the local animal control authorities and ultimately put to death.

5. These Provencal residents __________ their newfound celebrity.
(a) Are annoyed by.
(b) Enjoy.
(c) Worry about.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Mayles' friend suspicious about the dog's pedigree?

2. After being sent to one bureaucracy after the other, the final stop was a health check. The doctor found Mayle to be healthy but took his blood for one last screening which was to make sure he didn't have what?

3. How does Peter feel about this toad story?

4. After returning home from the pharmacy with several mundane purchases--toothpaste and suntan lotion--Peter finds a brochure in his bag which discusses the problem of ___________________, which apparently is quite a prevalent condition among the French.

5. One day at __________, Peter overhears two men discussing whether toads can sing.

(see the answer key)

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