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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Passing 50 Without Breaking the Speed Limit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets soaked?
(a) The guests.
(b) Peter and his wife.
(c) No one.
(d) Only Peter.

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

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

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.
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Influenza.
(c) The Common Cold.
(d) Constipation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mayle recalls the prolonged process he endured in order to receive what?

2. Mayle instantly became pen pals with whom?

3. What does Mayle fear about the festival?

4. The party will be held in picturesque ______________ and the guests will arrive by horse and carriage provided by local chef and friend, Maurice, who will also be providing the gourmet food.

5. The Mayles decide that the dog needs a masculine name and call him what?

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