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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. British writer Peter Mayle is living in the Provence region of ____________.
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

2. 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?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Swine flu.

3. The large shaggy animal is a stray and appears to be a French breed officially known as ______________.
(a) Griffon Nivernais.
(b) Griffon bleu de Gascogne.
(c) Griffon fauve de Bretagne.
(d) Griffon Korthals.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Massot think gold is buried?

3. How does Peter almost lose Michel?

4. After enduring another mild winter, dry conditions lead to a big fire that destroys six ____________________ acres near Marseille the following summer.

5. What does Massot find near the pool?

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