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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Hara Kei's mistress dries off Joncour after his bath, what does she put in his hand?
(a) A note with Japanese writing.
(b) A small bird.
(c) A piece of silk.
(d) A silk egg.

2. Who lives across the street from Joncour?
(a) Helene's family.
(b) Baldabieu.
(c) His father.
(d) Jean Berbeck.

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

4. What did Baldabiou do with all of his secrets about silk?
(a) He only told the mayor.
(b) He only told Joncour.
(c) He shared them.
(d) He only told Helene.

5. How does Joncour get across the Japanese harbor?
(a) He swims.
(b) In a small one-mast Chinese ship.
(c) On a Dutch smuggler's ship.
(d) In a canoe.

6. How long does Joncour work with the eggs to prepare them for sale?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) Not at all.
(d) 2 months.

7. Who gives Joncour his bath?
(a) 3 women with white painted faces.
(b) 3 men with scarves over their faces.
(c) Hara Kei.
(d) 1 man servant.

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

9. When Joncour arrives at his house in Hara Kei's village on his third trip, he can see Hara Kei's house. What does he notice?
(a) The birds are all released.
(b) The house is orange.
(c) The house is huge.
(d) The house looks out over the bay.

10. What does Baldabiou say it is like to hold Japanese silk?
(a) It is as soft as a baby's cheek.
(b) It is like air.
(c) It is rough.
(d) It is like holding nothing.

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

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

13. What kind of fleet of ships did the Americans bring to Japan?
(a) Large rowing ships.
(b) Ships with 12 masts.
(c) Gasoline-run ships.
(d) Steam-driven ships.

14. What color flowers does Madame Blanche wear?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

15. What did Baldabiou show the mayor when he first arrived in town?
(a) A silk tunic.
(b) A silk scarf.
(c) A silk-manufacturing plant.
(d) Silkworm eggs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Baldabiou build next to the silk factory after arriving in town?

3. Where does Joncour live?

4. Where does Madame Blanche live?

5. What year is it when the novel begins?

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