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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joncour give to Helene when he returns from Japan on his first trip?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A silken tunic.
(c) A coat.
(d) A blouse.

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

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

4. What did Baldabiou ask Joncour about when he returned from Egypt?
(a) The heat.
(b) The camels.
(c) The dolphins.
(d) The pyramids.

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

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

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

8. How does Joncour arrive in Hara Kei's village on his third trip?
(a) Riding horseback.
(b) On foot, so the news of his arrival will precede him.
(c) On a donkey.
(d) A carriage.

9. What month do silk eggs hatch?
(a) May.
(b) March.
(c) August.
(d) December.

10. What happens every time Hara Kei appears?
(a) The servants disappear.
(b) The servants follow him.
(c) He is always dressed in red.
(d) He has the mistress with him.

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

12. What would happen to the Japanese if they immigrated?
(a) They would be jailed.
(b) Nothing. It was not illegal to immigrate.
(c) They would be killed.
(d) They could only return on the holidays.

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

14. How many silk eggs can a person hold in their hand?
(a) 100.
(b) Just 2.
(c) 1000s.
(d) Millions.

15. What novel is Flaubert writing at the time in the novel?
(a) Africa.
(b) Salammbo.
(c) The Rest Shall Die.
(d) God Given Talent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Joncour's neighbor, initially?

3. When Joncour tries to communicate with the mistress in front of Hara Kei, what does he say to Joncour?

4. When Joncour asks Baldabiou where Japan is, what does Baldabiou say?

5. What is the lake along the Chinese border that Joncour passes on his trip to Japan?

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