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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often do the servants serve tea to Joncour at the house he stays at in Japan?
(a) Once in the evening.
(b) Once a day.
(c) Three times a day.
(d) Twice a day.

2. What did Baldabiou do with all of his secrets about silk?
(a) He only told Joncour.
(b) He only told the mayor.
(c) He only told Helene.
(d) He shared them.

3. When Joncour tries to communicate with the mistress in front of Hara Kei, what does he say to Joncour?
(a) "She cannot hear you."
(b) "She is not yours."
(c) "She only speaks Japanese."
(d) "She doesn't know your language."

4. Who lives across the street from Joncour?
(a) Baldabieu.
(b) Jean Berbeck.
(c) His father.
(d) Helene's family.

5. How far away is China from Japan?
(a) 200 miles.
(b) 2000 miles.
(c) 1000 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

6. Where does the mistress hide the note when Joncour gives it back to her?
(a) In her purse.
(b) In her pocket.
(c) In her mouth.
(d) In the folds of her dress.

7. What is the lake along the Chinese border that Joncour passes on his trip to Japan?
(a) Lake Bonsai.
(b) Lake Hermosa.
(c) Lake Baikal.
(d) Lake Russia.

8. What does Hara Kei always call Joncour?
(a) My French friend.
(b) My mistress' love.
(c) My foreign friend.
(d) My friend in crime.

9. What does Hara Kei tell Joncour about the eggs that were sold to him by the other man?
(a) They're diseased eggs.
(b) They're fake eggs.
(c) They came from Egypt.
(d) They're fish eggs.

10. When Baldabiou assembles all of Lavelledieu's silk manufacturers, what do they think of Japan?
(a) They have heard of the Japanese silk.
(b) They have read about Japan.
(c) They have never heard of Japan.
(d) They know Japan to be dangerous.

11. How many silk eggs can a person hold in their hand?
(a) Millions.
(b) Just 2.
(c) 1000s.
(d) 100.

12. What month do silk eggs hatch?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) August.

13. 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 birds are all released.
(b) The house looks out over the bay.
(c) The house is huge.
(d) The house is orange.

14. Where is the party that Hara Kei holds and invites Joncour to on his third trip?
(a) In the village.
(b) By the lake.
(c) At Hara Kei's house.
(d) On the beach.

15. What does Joncour do with the present given to him by the mistress?
(a) He sends her away.
(b) He makes love to her.
(c) He lets her bathe him.
(d) He shares tea with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the house of Hara Kei, what does he have caged near the entrance?

2. What happens every time Hara Kei appears?

3. What does Hara Kei take Joncour to the top of the hill to see?

4. Who bands together to pay for Joncour's expedition to Japan?

5. What did Baldabiou ask Joncour about when he returned from Egypt?

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