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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the silk manufacturers of Lavilledieu hire to examine the silkworm disease?
(a) An Egyptian scientist.
(b) Gerard Bonavia.
(c) Helene's brother, Dr. Dupre.
(d) Louis Pasteur.

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

3. What does the Frenchman, Chardonnet, do?
(a) Develops a silkworm egg as good as Japan.
(b) Works with microscopes.
(c) Finds the silkworm disease.
(d) Patents artificial silk.

4. What was Joncour wearing the first time Baldabiou saw him?
(a) Work overalls.
(b) A suit.
(c) Shorts.
(d) A uniform.

5. Where is the event held that Helene and Joncour attend on the Riviera?
(a) On the beach.
(b) At the Hotel Nice.
(c) In the Piazza Restaurant.
(d) At the Hotel Suisse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Joncour live?

3. What present does the mistress have for Joncour after the party at Hara Kei's house?

4. Where did Baldabiou first see Joncour?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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