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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hara Kei tell Joncour about the eggs that were sold to him by the other man?
(a) They're diseased eggs.
(b) They're fake eggs.
(c) They came from Egypt.
(d) They're fish eggs.

2. How much money does Joncour have for his trip to Japan?
(a) 80,000 francs in gold.
(b) One million francs.
(c) 20 yen.
(d) 10,000 dollars.

3. What does Hara Kei take Joncour to the top of the hill to see?
(a) The view.
(b) The house.
(c) The harbor.
(d) The bluebirds.

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

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

6. What does Joncour do first when he arrives back at his home?
(a) Goes to his garden.
(b) Goes to see Baldabieu.
(c) Goes to Nice.
(d) Goes to High Mass.

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

8. Who do the silk manufacturers of Lavilledieu hire to examine the silkworm disease?
(a) Gerard Bonavia.
(b) Helene's brother, Dr. Dupre.
(c) Louis Pasteur.
(d) An Egyptian scientist.

9. What does Hara Kei always call Joncour?
(a) My friend in crime.
(b) My foreign friend.
(c) My mistress' love.
(d) My French friend.

10. What does the mistress do before she leaves Joncour with his present?
(a) She tells him that she loves him.
(b) She kisses his hand and disappears into the night.
(c) She asks if she can go with him.
(d) She tells him to leave and never return.

11. By Imperial Decree, how many masts could a ship have sailing into Japan's harbors?
(a) 2 masts.
(b) 5 masts.
(c) None.
(d) 1 mast.

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

13. What kind of equipment does the scientist hired by the silk manufacturers use to look at he diseased silkworms?
(a) A camera.
(b) A microscope.
(c) A stethoscope.
(d) Surgical equipment.

14. Who was Joncour's dad?
(a) The mayor.
(b) A silk manufacturer.
(c) The king.
(d) A smuggler.

15. Where is the mistress seated at the party at Hara Kei's house?
(a) Next to Joncour.
(b) Alone.
(c) Next to Hara Kei.
(d) Next to her maid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What present does the mistress have for Joncour after the party at Hara Kei's house?

3. What did Baldabiou do with all of his secrets about silk?

4. What year is it when the novel begins?

5. Who bands together to pay for Joncour's expedition to Japan?

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