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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Baldabiou leaves, what does he give to Joncour?
(a) His silk jacket.
(b) His house.
(c) His billiards table.
(d) 2 silk mills.

3. Where is the event held that Helene and Joncour attend on the Riviera?
(a) At the Hotel Suisse.
(b) On the beach.
(c) In the Piazza Restaurant.
(d) At the Hotel Nice.

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

5. What does Helene ask Joncour to promise before he leaves for his fourth trip to Japan?
(a) To return early.
(b) To stay if he wants to.
(c) To go through China.
(d) To return.

6. Who is the youngest daughter named after?
(a) Saint Agnes.
(b) The Mother Mary.
(c) Joncour's mother.
(d) Helene's mother.

7. How many days does Joncour wait for Hara Kei's emissary on the fourth trip?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 41 days.
(d) 1 week.

8. What does Baldabiou think Joncour is doing with the house he buys?
(a) That he's happy at last.
(b) That it is a good hobby.
(c) That he's going crazy.
(d) That he's looking for something.

9. Which way do Joncour and the boy travel after the boy finds Joncour at the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) North.

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

11. What does the opening of the Suez Canal do for the trip to Japan?
(a) Joncour can now take a boat the entire way.
(b) Makes the trip only 20 days long.
(c) From France to Japan now only takes 3 months.
(d) Makes the trip rougher.

12. In his later years, what does Joncour never do?
(a) He never travels and never leaves his house.
(b) He moves to China.
(c) He lives in a villa at the beach on the Riviera.
(d) He travels to Japan many times trying to find the mistress.

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

14. What do the letters say that are sent to Joncour after his last trip to Japan?
(a) They are love letters.
(b) They are a statement of accounts for Joncour.
(c) They tell Joncour to love his wife.
(d) They tell Joncour to beware.

15. What do the letters say at the end?
(a) "Go to the lake and think of me."
(b) "We will not see each other anymore."
(c) "Have many children with your wife."
(d) "I am with Hara Kei now."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joncour draw designs for after he buys the other house?

2. What does Joncour notice about the other passengers on the train as he travels home from his fourth trip to Japan?

3. What does the Frenchman, Chardonnet, do?

4. What does Joncour hear when the procession with the mistress goes by him?

5. What are the rumors about Joncour when he returns from Japan the fourth time?

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