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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In _________, the Mayle residence is threatened by the outbreak of nearby fires that eventually destroy a good portion of the surrounding forests.
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) August.

2. At the Ménerbes dog show, the dogs are dressed in fashions to resemble who?
(a) Other breeds.
(b) Celebrities.
(c) Models.
(d) Their masters.

3. Mayle finds a parking spot on the crowded main street in _____________.
(a) Cabannes.
(b) Chemault.
(c) Cavaillon.
(d) Checy.

4. Mayle decides he doesn't want to live in ___________ the rest of his life and would rather take his chances.
(a) Fort Hamilton.
(b) Fort Harrison.
(c) Fort Knox.
(d) Fort Benning.

5. There is often comment about dogs resembling who?
(a) Their mothers.
(b) Their masters.
(c) Their breeds.
(d) Their siblings.

6. Oddly, there is a table displaying pump-action riot guns and _____________ for sale.
(a) Tee shirts.
(b) Dog collars.
(c) Ninja throwing stars.
(d) Dog licenses.

7. After removing the clutter, Mayle finds what buried in the now exposed soil?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A gold coin dated 1857.
(c) A shoe.
(d) An arrowhead.

8. Mayle begins to clear a pile of _________________.
(a) Construction debris.
(b) Bricks.
(c) Stones.
(d) Leaves.

9. One evening when Mayle is in the bar, Michel is conducting a tasting contest to determine which brand of _________ is the best pastis.
(a) Eight.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

10. After enduring another mild winter, dry conditions lead to a big fire that destroys six ____________________ acres near Marseille the following summer.
(a) Dozen.
(b) Thousand.
(c) Million.
(d) Hundred.

11. Mayle is in Avignon to shop at the fresh food market, Les Halles, located there. He has arrived at __________, before the market is open, in order to get a place to park.
(a) 4 am.
(b) 6 am.
(c) 7 am.
(d) 5 am.

12. A little more digging unearths what?
(a) Another bracelet.
(b) A shard of pottery.
(c) The shoe's pair.
(d) A 20 franc piece dated 1869.

13. Mayle is careful to keep what in a fireproof container in case their house goes up in flames?
(a) His keys.
(b) His money.
(c) His identity.
(d) His books.

14. Place ______ serves as the town square in the center of Avignon.
(a) Pie.
(b) Poisson.
(c) Peter.
(d) Pieta.

15. Régis is known to be what?
(a) A chef.
(b) A strange man.
(c) A lover of good food.
(d) A comedian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michel Bosc runs a restaurant and bar in the village of ________________.

2. Inside the market, Mayle observes other shoppers eating breakfast of croissants, coffee and __________.

3. What does Massot do to assist Peter in his findings?

4. Even though the water in the Mayle's pool is warm as soup, it attracts a herd of wild __________ one evening that back away when Boy scares them off.

5. Normal life begins in ________________ when the traffic is sparse and there are no crowds and there is never a problem to get a table at a restaurant.

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