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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Baldabiou ask Joncour about when he returned from Egypt?
(a) The pyramids.
(b) The heat.
(c) The dolphins.
(d) The camels.

2. Why does Joncour travel north on his way home from the fourth trip to Japan?
(a) He doesn't want the heat to spoil the eggs.
(b) He knows he'll never come again, and wants different scenery.
(c) He wants to take more time to adjust to his loss.
(d) The north way is now safer than the southern route.

3. When Joncour gets off the train and opens the eggs on his way home on the fourth trip, what does he find?
(a) The eggs are fine.
(b) The eggs are gone.
(c) All the eggs smashed.
(d) Millions of larvae dead.

4. What happens to the town of Lavilledieu when the silk eggs fail?
(a) It hurts the town financially.
(b) The town dies completely.
(c) The town has a High Mass to pray for a better year.
(d) It has little effect on the town, as farming is the main producer.

5. With whom does Baldabiou play billiards?
(a) Helene.
(b) Himself.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Joncour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Englishman, who sits next to Helene at the event, wearing in his lapel?

2. What does Helene do with the gift that Joncour gives her after his first trip to Japan?

3. Where is the party that Hara Kei holds and invites Joncour to on his third trip?

4. Where does the mistress hide the note when Joncour gives it back to her?

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

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