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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In ______________, Peter decides to travel to the small town of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the wine country.
(a) June.
(b) September.
(c) April.
(d) August.

2. Why does Monsieur X have a pig for this reason?
(a) Pigs are funny.
(b) Pigs are smarter than dogs.
(c) Pigs have a much keener sense of smell than do dogs.
(d) He likes pigs.

3. Peter's friend, Frank, calls him from London. He seems worried and on edge. Why?
(a) He fears that he has missed truffle season.
(b) He is lost.
(c) He was laid-off.
(d) He worries about Peter.

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

5. The man takes Peter to a shed in his backyard that has a back wall made of soil and is equipped with what?
(a) Toad food.
(b) A CD player.
(c) A microphone hanging from the ceiling.
(d) Cameras.

6. How does Mayle's wife feel when Mayle suggests that they should search for the owner?
(a) She is sad.
(b) She is not enthusiastic.
(c) She is relieved.
(d) She is angry.

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

8. How does Peter feel about the food placed before him?
(a) He is unable to resist it.
(b) He does not like it.
(c) He is not impressed by it.
(d) He wonders what it is.

9. What do the guests do when they reach Maurice's restaurant?
(a) They have dessert.
(b) They have coffee and tea.
(c) They drink wine.
(d) They eat dinner.

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

11. The card has his age in ____________ numerals.
(a) Small black.
(b) Large black.
(c) Small white.
(d) Large white.

12. What does Mayle fear about the festival?
(a) Running into celebrities.
(b) His book signing will be a disaster.
(c) Being late to his book signing.
(d) Not dressing appropriately.

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

14. Inferior Italian________________ are often passed off as the superior French ones.
(a) Truffles.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Coins.
(d) Perfume.

15. Mayle takes a jab at Americans who create what?
(a) Their own lexicon for common diseases.
(b) Pandemics.
(c) Epidemics.
(d) Common diseases.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. Mayle's wife decides to have a picnic for Peter's __________ birthday.

3. One day at __________, Peter overhears two men discussing whether toads can sing.

4. Peter intends to eat __________________.

5. Being back in London is _____________ experience for Peter.

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