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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. Peter combs the paper during the time leading up to Bastille Day. What does he find?
(a) A large article about the singing toads.
(b) Only a small article about the singing toads.
(c) Nothing about the singing toads.
(d) An entire edition about the singing toads.

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

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

4. Mayle asserts that _________________ is the most common ailment that the French encounter.
(a) Influenza.
(b) Hypochondria.
(c) Mono.
(d) Nausea.

5. What does Mayle regret about his book signing?
(a) Not having any celebrities show up.
(b) Not having more books to sell.
(c) Not bringing his wife.
(d) Not having brought Monsieur Menicucci along who could have better addressed questions pertaining to French toilets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does their one friend suggest they plan on doing?

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

3. 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.

4. Why does Mayle have to take Benson a second time to a pharmacy?

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

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