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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The peasants often prove to be ___________________________ their sophisticated buyers.
(a) Worse at deal making than.
(b) Almost as smart at deal making as.
(c) The same at deal making as.
(d) Slicker at deal making than.

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

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

4. _____________ years before, this tiny town was an unspoiled village boasting a Renaissance chateau, cobbled streets and modest services, including a butcher, baker and simple hotel.
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Fifty.

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.
(a) May.
(b) September.
(c) December.
(d) October.

6. Mayle tastes one that he thinks is unusually strong. His suspicions are confirmed when Michel tells him that the alcohol content is _________ percent, just at the legal limit for pastis.
(a) Sixty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Forty-five.

7. Based on its mild climate and upscale life-style, the Provence region is often referred to as what?
(a) "The New York City of Europe."
(b) "The California of Europe."
(c) "The Paris of the South."
(d) "New Hollywood."

8. Near ______________, dogs of various breeds and purpose are being sold by dealers.
(a) The dog trailers.
(b) The ring.
(c) The stadium.
(d) The parking lot.

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

10. A card from Saint-Tropez notes the ________________ are increasing the number of applicants for the Saint-Tropez police force.
(a) Hand guns sold.
(b) Number of burglaries.
(c) Cars on the road.
(d) Nudist beaches.

11. There are a limited amount of properties, which ________________ the competitiveness among the agents.
(a) Some effect on.
(b) Has no effect on.
(c) Lessens.
(d) Heightens.

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

13. For what does Peter pray?
(a) That no one gives Massot a mallet for Christmas.
(b) That Massot does not have a sledge hammer.
(c) That Massot does not rent a bumping hammer.
(d) That no one gives Massot a jack-hammer for Christmas.

14. The real estate deals in the Lubéron are often examples of worlds ______________.
(a) Colliding.
(b) Combining.
(c) Evolving.
(d) Stopping.

15. Once _________________ hit, and the influx of vacationers and tourists make the Lubéron seem like a different region.
(a) July and August.
(b) December and January.
(c) June and July.
(d) May and June.

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ dogs are the first to go through the trials.

2. _____________ bars are located inside Les Halles, one of which called Chez Kiki, which serves champagne long before most people in town are awake.

3. A high-speed train is planned for Provence. Why?

4. Who helps Mayle get out of a parking ticket?

5. Elegant old buildings are located on one side of the square, while a ____________________ is located on the opposite side.

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