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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does Joncour wait for Hara Kei's emissary on the fourth trip?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 41 days.

2. What does Joncour enjoy in life?
(a) His garden.
(b) His paintings.
(c) His villa.
(d) His possessions.

3. When Joncour arrives in the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip, what, in his mind, does he see?
(a) The village as it once was.
(b) The face of the mistress.
(c) The light off the water.
(d) The end of the world.

4. What does the opening of the Suez Canal do for the trip to Japan?
(a) From France to Japan now only takes 3 months.
(b) Joncour can now take a boat the entire way.
(c) Makes the trip rougher.
(d) Makes the trip only 20 days long.

5. Who was Joncour's dad?
(a) A smuggler.
(b) The king.
(c) The mayor.
(d) A silk manufacturer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Joncour wearing the first time Baldabiou saw him?

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

4. What kind of living does Joncour make with the silk trade?

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

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