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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mayle ____________ receiving fan mail from his readers.
(a) Hates.
(b) Enjoys.
(c) Fears.
(d) Wonders about.

2. Mayle meets up with a neighbor named Massot who shares his distrust of what?
(a) French police officers.
(b) French chefs.
(c) French doctors.
(d) French drivers.

3. Peter receives the ______________ birthday card in his life.
(a) Nicest.
(b) Lightest.
(c) Smallest.
(d) Heaviest.

4. How does Peter feel about this toad story?
(a) He is skeptical but intrigued.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is amused.
(d) He is annoyed.

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

6. Mayle is rather surprised by the level of ____________ provided for the festival.
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Technology.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Security.

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

8. He was invited by his friend, Michel, ________________, to visit the famous wine caves of the region.
(a) A winery owner.
(b) A grape grower.
(c) A professional wine taster.
(d) A wine lover.

9. 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 open field.
(b) A city park.
(c) A thick and untamed forest.
(d) An abandoned back yard.

10. A local couple, the ______________, are invited over to see the dog.
(a) The Chignons.
(b) The DeVanes.
(c) The Francoises.
(d) Gregoires.

11. The language barrier provides a comedic turn when Benson is presented with what?
(a) A small bottle of pills.
(b) A large bottle of syrupy medicine.
(c) A large syringe.
(d) A large medication wrapped in foil.

12. What is his card?
(a) A post-it note.
(b) An origami flower.
(c) A lifted metal speed limit sign.
(d) A Hallmark card.

13. 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) Pneumonia.
(c) Constipation.
(d) Influenza.

14. Mayle's wife decides to have a picnic for Peter's __________ birthday.
(a) Sixtieth.
(b) Thirtieth.
(c) Fiftieth.
(d) Fortieth.

15. Peter contacts _____________, identified only as Monsieur X, for help for his friend Frank.
(a) A hunter.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A chef.
(d) A dog breeder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the guests do when they reach Maurice's restaurant?

2. Over the next several weeks, Mayle's wife stalks the dog, who she learns spends time ______________ where it can feed off scraps.

3. Alain tells Peter about an upcoming charity event where what will be prepared?

4. 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.

5. Peter intends to eat __________________.

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