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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joncour hear when the procession with the mistress goes by him?
(a) Bells.
(b) The music of the musical instrument.
(c) The fabric in the wind.
(d) The sound of gunfire.

2. When people ask Joncour about Africa, what does he say?
(a) Africa is beautiful.
(b) Africa is green.
(c) Africa is war-torn.
(d) Africa is tired.

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

4. What happens to Joncour's neighbor in the end?
(a) His daughters take care of him until he dies.
(b) His wife puts him away in a hospital for the insane.
(c) His wife and daughters leave him and he dies.
(d) He moves in with Helene and Joncour.

5. What is the Englishman, who sits next to Helene at the event, wearing in his lapel?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) Little blue flowers.
(d) A diamond watch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Joncour leaves town on his third trip, what does he do on the way out of town?

3. What is Joncour wearing on the last leg of the journey into Japan?

4. What does Joncour say to Hara Kei on the fourth trip when he makes his offer?

5. How many silk eggs can a person hold in their hand?

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