1. Mayle is invited by a bookstore owner to hold a book signing in ______________ during the film festival.
(a) Hollywood.
(b) Cannes.
(c) Canada.
(d) New York.

2. As soon as the young man, Benson, steps off the train, he claims to be deathly ill with what?
(a) A cold.
(b) Swine flu.
(c) The flu.
(d) Mono.

3. What does their one friend suggest they plan on doing?
(a) Mating the dog with their female Korthals.
(b) Finding out its breed.
(c) Finding the dog's owner.
(d) Finding the dog a permanent home.

4. Why is this couple allowed to see the dog?
(a) Their dog had gone missing.
(b) They know a lot about the dogs in the neighborhood.
(c) They are looking to purchase a dog.
(d) They also own Korthais.

5. 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) Annoyed.
(b) Worried.
(c) Stunned.
(d) Anxious.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How else does Mayle feel about his book signing?

3. Fans seek autographs from Mayle's neighbor, ____________, who is mentioned in the book as well as Monsieur Menicucci, a colorful, local plumber.

4. A local couple, the ______________, are invited over to see the dog.

5. British writer Peter Mayle is living in the Provence region of ____________.

(see the answer key)

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