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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joncour describe Japan when asked after his first trip?
(a) "Incredible."
(b) "Exotic."
(c) "Lost."
(d) "Invisible."

2. When Joncour arrives at the empty house of Hara Kei the morning after the party, what does he find in the aviary?
(a) The cage is empty.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Small furry animals.
(d) Hundreds of birds.

3. What kind of equipment does the scientist hired by the silk manufacturers use to look at he diseased silkworms?
(a) Surgical equipment.
(b) A camera.
(c) A stethoscope.
(d) A microscope.

4. When Joncour arrives in the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip, what, in his mind, does he see?
(a) The village as it once was.
(b) The light off the water.
(c) The face of the mistress.
(d) The end of the world.

5. What present does the mistress have for Joncour after the party at Hara Kei's house?
(a) A young Asian girl.
(b) Tea.
(c) Hot towels.
(d) Mulberry leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Joncour's neighbor, initially?

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

3. Who lives across the street from Joncour?

4. What does Joncour do in the house he buys?

5. What plant do the silk eggs live on as they hatch?

(see the answer key)

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