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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After sunset, the awards are presented to the winning dogs. What takes place the rest of the night?
(a) The dogs are prepared for the next day of competition.
(b) The humans pack up and leave.
(c) The humans prepare for the trip home.
(d) The humans continue to celebrate with clinking glasses.

2. _____________ bars are located inside Les Halles, one of which called Chez Kiki, which serves champagne long before most people in town are awake.
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

4. Scores of ____________ are on sale everywhere one looks--laying on blankets, under trees and stacked in boxes.
(a) Puppies.
(b) Dog stuffed animals.
(c) Kittens.
(d) Older dogs.

5. Mayle is given a lesson by a neighbor in the art of trimming ______________ with a sickle.
(a) Lavender.
(b) Shrubs.
(c) Grass.
(d) Grapevines.

6. Why does Mayle dash into a nearby cafe?
(a) To use the restroom.
(b) To get something to drink.
(c) To ask for directions.
(d) To get change for the parking meter.

7. The Lubéron is described in a recent issue of American Vogue as what?
(a) "The secret of South France."
(b) "The best of France."
(c) "The best place on earth."
(d) "The French secret."

8. What does Massot find near the pool?
(a) More jewelry.
(b) More coins.
(c) More pottery.
(d) A myriad of metal objects.

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

10. How is the potential for fire made more dangerous?
(a) By the interest in grilling outside.
(b) By the gusty winds.
(c) By the amount of people who smoke.
(d) By the use of wood-burning stoves.

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

12. Who is drawn to these dry areas?
(a) Arsonists.
(b) Chefs.
(c) Smokers.
(d) Pyrotechnicians.

13. The Mayles skip the morning trials, which eliminates what?
(a) Mongrels and dogs with bad behavior.
(b) Hunting dogs.
(c) Small breeds.
(d) Young dogs.

14. What does Massot do to assist Peter in his findings?
(a) He buys a jack-hammer.
(b) He calls in experts.
(c) He rents a metal detector.
(d) He digs several holes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Once _________________ hit, and the influx of vacationers and tourists make the Lubéron seem like a different region.

2. Who is especially concerned regarding the low amount of rainfall?

3. Based on its mild climate and upscale life-style, the Provence region is often referred to as what?

4. The venue is fitting for the Italian. Why?

5. He explains that he must be ___________________ when he eats.

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