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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discourages commercial trade with Japan after Joncour's second trip?
(a) Joncour.
(b) Baldabieu.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The French consulate.

2. What is Madame Blanche's street address?
(a) 12 rue Moscot.
(b) 18 rue de Monico.
(c) 12th street.
(d) 6416 Blanchard St.

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

4. With whom does Baldabiou play billiards?
(a) Himself.
(b) The mayor.
(c) Joncour.
(d) Helene.

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

6. To whom did Baldabiou dedicate the building next to the silk factory?
(a) Saint Cecilia.
(b) Saint Agnes.
(c) The Holy Mother Mary.
(d) Helene.

7. What kind of silkworm eggs does Joncour buy in 1861?
(a) Eggs from China.
(b) Very healthy eggs.
(c) Good eggs from France.
(d) Bad eggs.

8. 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 house is huge.
(b) The birds are all released.
(c) The house looks out over the bay.
(d) The house is orange.

9. What happens to the silk eggs in Europe at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The human plague virus attacks them.
(b) They stop growing in France.
(c) They are all given away to China.
(d) An epidemic hits and kills the eggs.

10. What does Joncour do for the rest of the year when he's not working?
(a) He reads to his wife.
(b) He plays with his children.
(c) He writes on his novel.
(d) He rests.

11. What business is downstairs that Madame Blanche also owns?
(a) A draper's shop.
(b) A cigar shop.
(c) A ticketing office for ships.
(d) A silk shop.

12. What does Madame Blanche do for a living?
(a) Owns a silk mill.
(b) Runs a chocolate store.
(c) Runs a brothel.
(d) Runs a clothing store.

13. 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.

14. How many years ago did Baldabiou come to town?
(a) He arrived this year.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 8 years ago.

15. What is happening in America at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The pilgrims are landing at Plymouth.
(c) Aircraft is being built.
(d) George Washington is President.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baldabiou observe about the silkworm trade in 1861?

2. What happens in Japan after Joncour's second trip?

3. Who came to Japan in 1853?

4. What happens when the mistress sees Joncour at the party?

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

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