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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joncour arrives at his house in Hara Kei's village on his third trip, he can see Hara Kei's house. What does he notice?
(a) The house looks out over the bay.
(b) The house is huge.
(c) The birds are all released.
(d) The house is orange.

2. What does Baldabiou say it is like to hold Japanese silk?
(a) It is like air.
(b) It is like holding nothing.
(c) It is as soft as a baby's cheek.
(d) It is rough.

3. How much money does Joncour have for his trip to Japan?
(a) 80,000 francs in gold.
(b) One million francs.
(c) 20 yen.
(d) 10,000 dollars.

4. When Hara Kei was a child, his father told him to shoot an arrow into the air. What was Hara Hei supposed to do after that?
(a) Shoot another arrow in the opposite direction.
(b) Watch it disappear from view.
(c) Get the dead bird.
(d) Follow the flight of the arrow to find his fortune.

5. What does Joncour enjoy in life?
(a) His garden.
(b) His paintings.
(c) His villa.
(d) His possessions.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Baldabiou drink with Joncour?

2. What novel is Flaubert writing at the time in the novel?

3. What did Baldabiou show the mayor when he first arrived in town?

4. What spreads to Africa and India in the 1860s?

5. When does Joncour arrive back in Lavillidieu from Japan?

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