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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 is remarkable about the young girl with Hara Kei?
(a) She is very thin.
(b) She has very dark skin.
(c) She has blue eyes.
(d) She does not have an Asian look to her eyes.

2. What does Joncour notice about the other passengers on the train as he travels home from his fourth trip to Japan?
(a) The passengers look strange to him.
(b) The passengers are sweating.
(c) The passengers are older.
(d) The passengers are Japanese.

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

4. What is in the sink at the house that Joncour buys?
(a) Dishes.
(b) Bugs.
(c) Cleanser.
(d) Food.

5. Who builds Joncour's park?
(a) Polish workers.
(b) Local builders.
(c) He hires Spanish architects and workers.
(d) Out-of-work mill workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Joncour pack the eggs in for his fourth trip home?

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

4. When Joncour tells Baldabiou about the mistress, what does he say?

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

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