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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Joncour take his wife on their first summer trip in the novel?
(a) To Paris.
(b) To Egypt.
(c) To the French Riviera.
(d) To Japan.

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

3. How does Joncour get across the Japanese harbor?
(a) He swims.
(b) On a Dutch smuggler's ship.
(c) In a canoe.
(d) In a small one-mast Chinese ship.

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

5. What does Joncour pack the eggs in for his fourth trip home?
(a) Cardboard boxes.
(b) Ice.
(c) Barrels.
(d) His suitcases.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hara Kei tell Joncour about the eggs that were sold to him by the other man?

2. With whom does Joncour negotiate the sale of silk eggs the first time?

3. Where is the event held that Helene and Joncour attend on the Riviera?

4. Who was Joncour's dad?

5. What spreads to Africa and India in the 1860s?

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