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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Helene do with the gift that Joncour gives her after his first trip to Japan?
(a) She wears it to parties.
(b) She puts it in a trunk for her daughter.
(c) She wears it all the time.
(d) She never wears it.

3. How long was Japan cut off from the rest of the world?
(a) A decade.
(b) 200 years.
(c) A century.
(d) 20 years.

4. What kind of music does the piano player play at Madame Blanche's?
(a) Indian.
(b) Russian.
(c) Japanese.
(d) French.

5. What is the lake along the Chinese border that Joncour passes on his trip to Japan?
(a) Lake Hermosa.
(b) Lake Baikal.
(c) Lake Russia.
(d) Lake Bonsai.

6. Who bands together to pay for Joncour's expedition to Japan?
(a) All of the silk manufacturers.
(b) The king.
(c) The mayor and other politicians.
(d) The entire town.

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

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

9. With whom does Joncour negotiate the sale of silk eggs the first time?
(a) A man he meets in the harbor of Japan.
(b) A man masked by black silk.
(c) A Japanese official.
(d) The mistress of Hara Kei.

10. Where did Baldabiou first see Joncour?
(a) Working in his garden at home.
(b) Outside of church.
(c) Walking past the cafe.
(d) At his father's office.

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

12. Where is the mistress standing when Joncour arrives at Hara Kei's house on the third trip?
(a) Beside Hara Kei.
(b) With her maid.
(c) At the front door.
(d) In front of the empty cages.

13. How often do the servants serve tea to Joncour at the house he stays at in Japan?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Twice a day.
(c) Three times a day.
(d) Once in the evening.

14. Where does Joncour live?
(a) In England.
(b) In a villa at the beach.
(c) In a house outside of Lavilledieu.
(d) Over a coffee shop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Joncour his bath?

2. What animal sculpture does Baldabiou want in the middle of his garden?

3. What does Hara Kei take Joncour to the top of the hill to see?

4. What happens to the town of Lavilledieu when the silk eggs fail?

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

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