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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 50-51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the way home on the third trip, how long does it take Joncour to arrive home?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 41 days.
(d) 1 month.

2. What novel is Flaubert writing at the time in the novel?
(a) The Rest Shall Die.
(b) Salammbo.
(c) God Given Talent.
(d) Africa.

3. What happens to Joncour's neighbor, initially?
(a) He is violent with his wife.
(b) He gardens all the time.
(c) He goes blind.
(d) He decides to stop speaking.

4. When Joncour gets off the train and opens the eggs on his way home on the fourth trip, what does he find?
(a) Millions of larvae dead.
(b) The eggs are fine.
(c) The eggs are gone.
(d) All the eggs smashed.

5. Where does Joncour take his wife on their first summer trip in the novel?
(a) To Japan.
(b) To Paris.
(c) To Egypt.
(d) To the French Riviera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hara Kei tell Joncour about the eggs that were sold to him by the other man?

2. When Baldabiou returned to the mayor with the money made from the factories, what did he call the mayor?

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

4. Other than money, what does Joncour have for his trip to Japan?

5. What day does Joncour leave for his fourth trip to Japan?

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