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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 does Joncour find when he arrives at the port of Shirakawa on his fourth (last) trip to Japan?
(a) Half of the port is destroyed.
(b) The boats are all gone.
(c) The water is too high and there is flooding.
(d) All of the ships are crowded.

2. What animal sculpture does Baldabiou want in the middle of his garden?
(a) A snake.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A dolphin.
(d) A sphinx.

3. With whom does Baldabiou play billiards?
(a) Joncour.
(b) Helene.
(c) Himself.
(d) The mayor.

4. Where does Joncour live?
(a) In a villa at the beach.
(b) Over a coffee shop.
(c) In England.
(d) In a house outside of Lavilledieu.

5. What does Joncour give to Helene when he returns from Japan on his first trip?
(a) A coat.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A silken tunic.
(d) A blouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helene do with the gift that Joncour gives her after his first trip to Japan?

2. What does Joncour do with the present given to him by the mistress?

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

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

5. When Joncour tries to communicate with the mistress in front of Hara Kei, what does he say to Joncour?

(see the answer key)

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