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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Madame Blanche wearing the first time Joncour meets her?
(a) A white kimono.
(b) A pantsuit.
(c) A silk robe.
(d) A red kimono.

2. When Joncour asks Baldabiou where Japan is, what does Baldabiou say?
(a) "Where danger lives."
(b) "Half-way around the world."
(c) "Where it smells like spices."
(d) "Right to the end of the world."

3. Who lives across the street from Joncour?
(a) His father.
(b) Helene's family.
(c) Jean Berbeck.
(d) Baldabieu.

4. How many years ago did Baldabiou come to town?
(a) 8 years ago.
(b) He arrived this year.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

5. What is the lake along the Chinese border that Joncour passes on his trip to Japan?
(a) Lake Hermosa.
(b) Lake Russia.
(c) Lake Bonsai.
(d) Lake Baikal.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Joncour describe Japan when asked after his first trip?

4. Where does Madame Blanche live?

5. Who came to Japan in 1853?

(see the answer key)

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