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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many girls do Helene and Joncour have?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. What does Joncour do with the envelope he receives after his last trip to Japan?
(a) He stores it in the house across the street.
(b) He carries it with him for days.
(c) He throws it away.
(d) He hides it with his folded shirts.

3. Who wrote the letters to Joncour?
(a) The mistress.
(b) Jean Berbeck.
(c) Baldabiou.
(d) Helene.

4. What is in the sink at the house that Joncour buys?
(a) Food.
(b) Cleanser.
(c) Bugs.
(d) Dishes.

5. How long does Joncour stay at the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip, surveying the damage?
(a) For hours.
(b) For days.
(c) He leaves immediately.
(d) For a week.

6. What tone are the letters written in?
(a) A bland tone.
(b) An excited tone.
(c) A sexual tone.
(d) A happy tone.

7. Why does Baldabiou NOT want to send Joncour back to Japan for a fourth trip?
(a) Because he does not want to pay him.
(b) Because it's so dangerous.
(c) Because he knows Joncour is having an affair.
(d) Because he is in love with Helene.

8. What is the boy playing who accompanies Joncour to find Hara Kei on the fourth trip to Japan?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A reed instrument.
(c) A harmonica.
(d) A trumpet.

9. After his last trip to Japan, what is Joncour doing when Helene comes to kiss him goodnight?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Looking at the letter.
(c) Staring into space.
(d) Reading the note.

10. When Joncour tells Baldabiou about the mistress, what does he say?
(a) He never heard her voice.
(b) Her eyes were green.
(c) Her hair was so beautiful.
(d) He loved her voice.

11. What does Hara Kei say to Joncour about the fate of the boy who led Joncour to Hara Kei's procession?
(a) That the boy belongs to the mistress.
(b) That men can be put to death for carrying a message of love.
(c) The musical instruments are too loud.
(d) That the boy loves the mistress.

12. When Joncour and the boy catch up to the procession of Hara Kei, what travels behind Hara Kei?
(a) A colored carriage.
(b) A bed.
(c) A litter with brightly-colored fabrics.
(d) Horses.

13. For the letters to be translated, Joncour must promise what?
(a) That he'll sleep with Madame Blanche.
(b) That he'll never return.
(c) That he'll never ask about Japan.
(d) That he'll pay money.

14. What day does Joncour leave for his fourth trip to Japan?
(a) November 18th, 1869.
(b) July 16th, 1890.
(c) October 10, 1864.
(d) June 10th, 1896.

15. Whose house does Joncour buy?
(a) Helene's parents' house.
(b) Baldabiou.
(c) His father's house.
(d) Jean Berbeck's.

Short Answer Questions

1. The morning after Joncour catches up with Hara Kei's procession, what does he find?

2. Which way do Joncour and the boy travel after the boy finds Joncour at the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip?

3. Who is the youngest daughter named after?

4. When the boy appears in the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip, what does he give to Joncour?

5. What does Joncour pack the eggs in for his fourth trip home?

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