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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A few weeks later, Monsieur X calls Peter and arranges a rendezvous where?
(a) At a nearby pay phone booth.
(b) At his home.
(c) In the forest.
(d) At an abandoned warehouse.

2. 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 microphone hanging from the ceiling.
(c) A CD player.
(d) Cameras.

3. Peter intends to eat __________________.
(a) Moderately.
(b) Voraciously.
(c) A great deal.
(d) Minimally.

4. The Mayles decide that the dog needs a masculine name and call him what?
(a) Boy.
(b) Garcon.
(c) Man.
(d) Les Fils.

5. Mayle's favorite letter was the one addressed to whom?
(a) The "Best Writer in Provence."
(b) The "Strange Writer in Provence."
(c) The "English Writer in Provence."
(d) The "Funny Writer in Provence."

Short Answer Questions

1. Finally reaching the picnic area in what appears to be ____________________, the party finds a table for ten set under a sprawling oak tree, replete with starched white linen, silverware and ice buckets.

2. How does Peter feel about the food placed before him?

3. Mayle asserts that _________________ is the most common ailment that the French encounter.

4. For what does Monsieur X use a pig?

5. After returning home from the pharmacy with several mundane purchases--toothpaste and suntan lotion--Peter finds a brochure in his bag which discusses the problem of ___________________, which apparently is quite a prevalent condition among the French.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Faustin? How does he feel about this?

2. What does Monsieur X ask Peter to do next spring? What does this reveal about their relationship?

3. How does Peter end up in the small town of Chateauneuf-du-Pape? How might Peter feel about this trip?

4. What does Mayle say about the life of a writer?

5. What does Peter learn about toads at a cafe? What does Peter think of this? Why might he feel this way?

6. Why is Peter's friend, Frank, worried and on edge? Should he feel this way?

7. Describe the picnic area. How might this compare to Peter's experience in London?

8. Why might Peter's wife still plan a picnic, although he does not like them?

9. What is Peter's opinion of picnics? Why?

10. How does Peter get involved in this world of truffles?

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