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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mainly Dry Periods, with Scattered Fires.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mayle's wife spots a man walking down the road to _______________ with a large dog at his side.
(a) Paris.
(b) Ménerbes.
(c) Nice.
(d) Marseilles.

2. Finally reaching the picnic area in what appears to be ____________________, the party finds a table for ten set under a sprawling oak tree, replete with starched white linen, silverware and ice buckets.
(a) An abandoned back yard.
(b) A city park.
(c) An open field.
(d) A thick and untamed forest.

3. After enduring another mild winter, dry conditions lead to a big fire that destroys six ____________________ acres near Marseille the following summer.
(a) Thousand.
(b) Million.
(c) Hundred.
(d) Dozen.

4. Over the next several weeks, Mayle's wife stalks the dog, who she learns spends time ______________ where it can feed off scraps.
(a) Outside her house.
(b) In a school yard.
(c) Outside a cafe.
(d) At a park.

5. At lunch time, Michel tells Peter and six other visitors to follow him where?
(a) To his home.
(b) To the river.
(c) To a picnic spot.
(d) To a nearby restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Peter ask Michel if it would be acceptable after swishing the wine around in his mouth to spit out some of the wine samples?

2. What does Peter do with Massot's plan?

3. Why does Monsieur X have a pig for this reason?

4. The local _________________ are in great demand and becoming quite wealthy.

5. Inferior Italian________________ are often passed off as the superior French ones.

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