2. When Joncour arrives in the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip, what, in his mind, does he see?
(a) The face of the mistress.
(b) The light off the water.
(c) The village as it once was.
(d) The end of the world.

3. What advice does Madame Blanche give to Joncour about the letters?
(a) To shower his wife with gifts.
(b) To take a long vacation.
(c) To forget the mistress and be happy.
(d) To return to Japan for the mistress.

4. What does Joncour notice about the other passengers on the train as he travels home from his fourth trip to Japan?
(a) The passengers are older.
(b) The passengers are sweating.
(c) The passengers are Japanese.
(d) The passengers look strange to him.

5. When Joncour asks about Hara Kei the morning after the party, what is he told?
(a) That Hara Kei left the village with his entourage.
(b) That Hara Kei went hunting.
(c) That Hara Kei is collecting birds.
(d) That Hara Kei wants Joncour to leave.

6. Why is Joncour drawn to the light on the lake, and what does he think it is?
(a) His love.
(b) His own light.
(c) His children.
(d) His life.

7. What does Louis Pasteur decide about the silk egg production in Chapter 41?
(a) He thinks that 30 percent of the eggs will be healthy.
(b) He tinks that 50 percent of the eggs will be bad.
(c) He thinks that it is hopeless.
(d) He thinks that he can cure the eggs.

8. Where do the two Italians get good eggs from?
(a) Syria.
(b) China.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Japan.

9. Who makes the decision to go back to Japan for the fourth trip?
(a) Baldabiou.
(b) The silk manufacturers.
(c) Helene.
(d) Joncour.

10. What does Joncour draw designs for after he buys the other house?
(a) A cloister.
(b) A garden.
(c) An aviary.
(d) A chapel.

11. Where does Joncour say the eggs hatched on his return fourth trip from Japan?
(a) Japan.
(b) Eberfield.
(c) Somewhere in northern China.
(d) Lake Baikal.

12. What does Joncour see when the procession with the mistress goes by him?
(a) The blue of the sky.
(b) The flames of war.
(c) The mistress' eyes.
(d) The brightly-colored fabrics.

13. The morning after Joncour catches up with Hara Kei's procession, what does he find?
(a) The boy hanging from a tree.
(b) Hara Kei hanging from a tree.
(c) The mistress hanging from a tree.
(d) The army killing the boy.

14. On the fourth trip to Japan, how does Joncour finally get silk eggs?
(a) He buys them in China.
(b) He buys them from Hara Kei.
(c) He bribes an army official.
(d) He bribes a Japanese official.

15. In his later years, what does Joncour do once a year?
(a) Returns to Japan.
(b) Returns to Helene's grave.
(c) Returns to Madame Blanche.
(d) Tours the silk mills.