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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many silk eggs can a person hold in their hand?
(a) 1000s.
(b) Just 2.
(c) 100.
(d) Millions.

2. What are the caged animals at the entrance to Hara Kei's house meant to signify?
(a) Hara Kei's wealth.
(b) That Hara Kei's house is the most handsome.
(c) The beauty of the land.
(d) The fidelity of Hara Kei's mistress.

3. What was Joncour wearing the first time Baldabiou saw him?
(a) Shorts.
(b) Work overalls.
(c) A suit.
(d) A uniform.

4. When Baldabiou returned to the mayor with the money made from the factories, what did he call the mayor?
(a) An idiot.
(b) A blockhead.
(c) A genius.
(d) A fool.

5. Who gives Joncour his bath?
(a) 3 men with scarves over their faces.
(b) 1 man servant.
(c) Hara Kei.
(d) 3 women with white painted faces.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years ago did Baldabiou come to town?

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

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

4. How much money does Joncour have for his trip to Japan?

5. What novel is Flaubert writing at the time in the novel?

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