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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 does Joncour arrive in Hara Kei's village on his third trip?
(a) Riding horseback.
(b) On a donkey.
(c) On foot, so the news of his arrival will precede him.
(d) A carriage.

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) The north way is now safer than the southern route.
(c) He knows he'll never come again, and wants different scenery.
(d) He wants to take more time to adjust to his loss.

3. What does the Frenchman, Chardonnet, do?
(a) Patents artificial silk.
(b) Develops a silkworm egg as good as Japan.
(c) Works with microscopes.
(d) Finds the silkworm disease.

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

5. What event are Helene and Joncour invited to on the Riviera?
(a) The king's birthday.
(b) An Italian baron's 60th birthday party.
(c) A Russian cleric's reception.
(d) A duke's wedding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Joncour do first when he arrives back at his home?

3. How does Joncour get across the Japanese harbor?

4. What happens to Joncour's neighbor in the end?

5. What does Hara Kei always call Joncour?

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