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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does a storm break out?
(a) Once they are all home.
(b) That night.
(c) On their return trip.
(d) On the trip to the picnic area.

2. How does Peter feel about his discoveries?
(a) He is annoyed.
(b) He is very happy.
(c) He is greatly disappointed.
(d) He is concerned.

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

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

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

6. 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) Syphilis.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Swine flu.
(d) AIDS.

7. What does their one friend suggest they plan on doing?
(a) Finding the dog a permanent home.
(b) Finding the dog's owner.
(c) Finding out its breed.
(d) Mating the dog with their female Korthals.

8. Doing more detective work, she soon learns that the dog is staying at a man's house where?
(a) In the forest.
(b) In a nearby neighborhood.
(c) In the mountains.
(d) In the city.

9. These Provencal residents __________ their newfound celebrity.
(a) Fear.
(b) Are annoyed by.
(c) Worry about.
(d) Enjoy.

10. Why does Peter agree with Frank regarding his feelings of worry?
(a) He is disappointed Frank lost his job.
(b) It is the end of March.
(c) He worries about himself.
(d) He fears for Franks safety.

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

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

13. Why does Mayle's wife bring the dog home?
(a) She never passes up stray animals.
(b) She wanted another dog.
(c) She feared that the dog might be captured by the local animal control authorities and ultimately put to death.
(d) She had fallen in love with this dog.

14. Where does the man allow the dog to sleep?
(a) In his backyard.
(b) In his garage.
(c) In his bed.
(d) On his terrace.

15. What is used to make the product more expensive?
(a) Strong scents.
(b) Heavy buckshot and mud.
(c) Weights.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mayle picks up _______________ visitor at the railway station.

3. In ______________, Peter decides to travel to the small town of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the wine country.

4. Mayle's wife spots a man walking down the road to _______________ with a large dog at his side.

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

(see the answer keys)

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