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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. The man explains that the toads are dormant and hidden where?
(a) In incubators.
(b) In the soil.
(c) In the pond.
(d) In his home.

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

4. What does Monsieur X invite Peter to do next spring?
(a) Try his truffle soup.
(b) Take a cooking class at his restaurant.
(c) Participate in a dog show.
(d) Join him in his truffle hunt.

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

6. How does this man feel about talking with Peter?
(a) Unsure.
(b) Happy.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Worried.

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

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

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

10. Mayle instantly became pen pals with whom?
(a) Many students.
(b) Many women.
(c) Many writers.
(d) Many foreigners.

11. Why is the Mayles' friend suspicious about the dog's pedigree?
(a) His ears are unusually large.
(b) He is unusually large.
(c) His coat is unusually curly.
(d) He is unusually small.

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

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

14. One man is certain that toads cannot sing while the other man claims that a man in ________________ is training some songs to sing for the bicentennial celebration to take place on July 14th.
(a) Lyon.
(b) St. Pantaléon.
(c) Aubigny.
(d) Marseille.

15. 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) AIDS.
(d) Swine flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. A local couple, the ______________, are invited over to see the dog.

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

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

4. Peter tastes samples of the various wines--_______________________.

5. How does Peter almost lose Michel?

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