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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Follow the flight of the arrow to find his fortune.
(b) Shoot another arrow in the opposite direction.
(c) Watch it disappear from view.
(d) Get the dead bird.

3. What does Hara Kei take Joncour to the top of the hill to see?
(a) The house.
(b) The harbor.
(c) The bluebirds.
(d) The view.

4. What is Joncour wearing on the last leg of the journey into Japan?
(a) A suit.
(b) A shirt and shorts.
(c) A blindfold.
(d) Dark glasses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joncour enjoy in life?

2. What animal sculpture does Baldabiou want in the middle of his garden?

3. To whom did Baldabiou dedicate the building next to the silk factory?

4. What did Baldabiou do with all of his secrets about silk?

5. How does Joncour describe Japan when asked after his first trip?

(see the answer key)

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