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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 52-54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the rumors about Joncour when he returns from Japan the fourth time?
(a) The rumors range from swindler to saint.
(b) That he is crazy.
(c) That he left his wife.
(d) That he is wealthy because Hara Kei gave him money.

2. How many years ago did Baldabiou come to town?
(a) 10 years.
(b) He arrived this year.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 8 years ago.

3. What kind of silkworm eggs does Joncour buy in 1861?
(a) Very healthy eggs.
(b) Good eggs from France.
(c) Eggs from China.
(d) Bad eggs.

4. What happens to Joncour's neighbor in the end?
(a) His wife and daughters leave him and he dies.
(b) His daughters take care of him until he dies.
(c) He moves in with Helene and Joncour.
(d) His wife puts him away in a hospital for the insane.

5. At the house of Hara Kei, what does he have caged near the entrance?
(a) Exotic birds.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Bears.
(d) Lions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Joncour have for his trip to Japan?

2. What does Joncour give to Helene when he returns from Japan on his first trip?

3. When Joncour sees his wife flirt with the Englishman, what happens to him?

4. On the fourth trip to Japan, how does Joncour finally get silk eggs?

5. What is the date that Joncour gets off the train to open the eggs on his fourth trip?

(see the answer key)

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