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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 48-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What present does the mistress have for Joncour after the party at Hara Kei's house?
(a) A young Asian girl.
(b) Mulberry leaves.
(c) Hot towels.
(d) Tea.

2. What does the mistress do before she leaves Joncour with his present?
(a) She kisses his hand and disappears into the night.
(b) She tells him that she loves him.
(c) She tells him to leave and never return.
(d) She asks if she can go with him.

3. As Joncour stands on the side of the road with the boy, and the procession is leaving, what does Hara Kei do to Joncour?
(a) Throws arrows at him.
(b) Holds a gun to his head.
(c) Hits him across the face.
(d) Throws the girl at him.

4. What does Hara Kei say to Joncour about the fate of the boy who led Joncour to Hara Kei's procession?
(a) That the boy belongs to the mistress.
(b) That the boy loves the mistress.
(c) The musical instruments are too loud.
(d) That men can be put to death for carrying a message of love.

5. The morning after Joncour catches up with Hara Kei's procession, what does he find?
(a) The mistress hanging from a tree.
(b) The boy hanging from a tree.
(c) Hara Kei hanging from a tree.
(d) The army killing the boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work does the Englishman do that Joncour meets in the Japanese village?

2. What does Joncour hear when the procession with the mistress goes by him?

3. What color dress is Hara Kei's mistress wearing when Joncour arrives and they are sitting at the lake?

4. Who gives Joncour his bath?

5. What does Joncour do with the present given to him by the mistress?

(see the answer key)

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