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

2. How does Joncour view life?
(a) He likes to participate in life fully.
(b) He likes to observe life, but not participate.
(c) He likes to cook on the weekends.
(d) He likes to sit and read to his wife.

3. When Joncour asks the Englishman about the woman with Hara Kei, what does he say?
(a) "Are you sure she is English?"
(b) "I wouldn't ask if I were you."
(c) "White women do not exist in Japan."
(d) "I've seen her too."

4. What month do silk eggs hatch?
(a) May.
(b) March.
(c) August.
(d) December.

5. By Imperial Decree, how many masts could a ship have sailing into Japan's harbors?
(a) 5 masts.
(b) 1 mast.
(c) None.
(d) 2 masts.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joncour arrives at his house in Hara Kei's village on his third trip, he can see Hara Kei's house. What does he notice?

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

3. What does the piano player say after the end of each song?

4. Five years after Baldabiou arrived on the scene, how many silk factories were established in the town?

5. What does Hara Kei always call Joncour?

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