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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through No Spitting in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the book store owner surprise Mayle?
(a) He had arranged for a formal dinner in his honor.
(b) He had arranged for celebrities to attend his book signing.
(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.

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

3. How does Michel feel about spitting out the wine?
(a) It would be fine.
(b) It would be appropriate.
(c) It would be odd.
(d) It would not be appropriate.

4. Why does Peter fall asleep under a tree in the backyard?
(a) He is very tired.
(b) He does not feel well.
(c) He is so full after lunch.
(d) He is bored.

5. When does Peter wake?
(a) Late that evening.
(b) The next morning.
(c) Only a few minutes after falling asleep.
(d) When it is almost dinner time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mayle ____________ receiving fan mail from his readers.

2. As soon as the young man, Benson, steps off the train, he claims to be deathly ill with what?

3. What does Mayle fear about the festival?

4. What is his card?

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.

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