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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 discourages commercial trade with Japan after Joncour's second trip?
(a) Baldabieu.
(b) The French consulate.
(c) Joncour.
(d) The mayor.

2. What does Helene do with the gift that Joncour gives her after his first trip to Japan?
(a) She never wears it.
(b) She puts it in a trunk for her daughter.
(c) She wears it to parties.
(d) She wears it all the time.

3. Where does the mistress hide the note when Joncour gives it back to her?
(a) In the folds of her dress.
(b) In her purse.
(c) In her pocket.
(d) In her mouth.

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

5. How long does Joncour stay at the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip, surveying the damage?
(a) For days.
(b) For a week.
(c) He leaves immediately.
(d) For hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Joncour arrives in the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip, what, in his mind, does he see?

3. What does Baldabiou think Joncour is doing with the house he buys?

4. On what ship did Joncour sail to Egypt?

5. Who was Joncour's dad?

(see the answer key)

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