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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose house does Joncour buy?
(a) Helene's parents' house.
(b) His father's house.
(c) Baldabiou.
(d) Jean Berbeck's.

2. What happens to the silk eggs in Europe at the beginning of the novel?
(a) They stop growing in France.
(b) They are all given away to China.
(c) The human plague virus attacks them.
(d) An epidemic hits and kills the eggs.

3. On what ship did Joncour sail to Egypt?
(a) Egyptian Palm.
(b) Attribute.
(c) Adel.
(d) Nefretiti.

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

5. What is in the sink at the house that Joncour buys?
(a) Bugs.
(b) Cleanser.
(c) Dishes.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joncour asks Baldabiou where Japan is, what does Baldabiou say?

2. What event are Helene and Joncour invited to on the Riviera?

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

4. What does Joncour give to Helene when he returns from Japan on his first trip?

5. What is remarkable about the young girl with Hara Kei?

(see the answer key)

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