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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Baldabiou say it is like to hold Japanese silk?
(a) It is like holding nothing.
(b) It is as soft as a baby's cheek.
(c) It is rough.
(d) It is like air.

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

4. Once Europe has been exhausted of silk eggs, where does Joncour go for eggs first?
(a) Belgium.
(b) America.
(c) Syria and Egypt.
(d) China.

5. What does Joncour do in the house he buys?
(a) He sits.
(b) He cleans it up.
(c) He empties it out.
(d) He re-paints.

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. What are the caged animals at the entrance to Hara Kei's house meant to signify?

3. On the way home on the third trip, how long does it take Joncour to arrive home?

4. What kind of fleet of ships did the Americans bring to Japan?

5. Where do the two Italians get good eggs from?

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