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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 60-62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the caged animals at the entrance to Hara Kei's house meant to signify?
(a) That Hara Kei's house is the most handsome.
(b) Hara Kei's wealth.
(c) The beauty of the land.
(d) The fidelity of Hara Kei's mistress.

2. What did Baldabiou build next to the silk factory after arriving in town?
(a) A gym.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A chapel.
(d) A road.

3. Where does Joncour take the letter to be translated?
(a) Madame Blanche's.
(b) Kiev.
(c) China.
(d) Paris.

4. What did Herve Joncour's father want him to do for a living?
(a) Be a baker.
(b) Be mayor.
(c) Be a silk manufacturer.
(d) Have a career in the army.

5. What does Joncour do with the envelope he receives after his last trip to Japan?
(a) He throws it away.
(b) He stores it in the house across the street.
(c) He hides it with his folded shirts.
(d) He carries it with him for days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the opening of the Suez Canal do for the trip to Japan?

2. What does Louis Pasteur decide about the silk egg production in Chapter 41?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Baldabiou drink with Joncour?

4. What does Hara Kei say to Joncour about the fate of the boy who led Joncour to Hara Kei's procession?

5. How long does Joncour work with the eggs to prepare them for sale?

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