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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Joncour notice when his wife comes to kiss him goodnight?
(a) That her eyes are brown.
(b) That her smile is vacant.
(c) That her hair falls over her shoulder.
(d) That her nightgown falls open.

3. What is inside the envelope that Joncour receives after his last trip to Japan?
(a) The note from the mistress.
(b) A letter from Baldabiou.
(c) A letter from Hara Kei.
(d) A letter written in Japanese.

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

5. What does Madame Blanche say about Japan?
(a) That she would prefer to forget Japan.
(b) That, if she returns to Japan, she is a dead woman.
(c) That she loves Japan, but cannot return.
(d) That she was sent away from Japan and cannot return.

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

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

8. When asked about the war in Japan, how does Joncour respond?
(a) That it was silent.
(b) That it was peaceful.
(c) That it was terrible.
(d) That it was not the way he expected.

9. When, according to Joncour, should birds be released from an aviary?
(a) When the tide turns.
(b) When the afternoon sun looks red.
(c) When the birds are mature.
(d) When something wonderful happens.

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

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

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

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

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

15. What does Joncour find when he arrives at the port of Shirakawa on his fourth (last) trip to Japan?
(a) Half of the port is destroyed.
(b) The water is too high and there is flooding.
(c) All of the ships are crowded.
(d) The boats are all gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the two Italians get good eggs from?

2. When Helene vacations with her husband in the villa by the sea, what does she think it will do?

3. When does Joncour go to his park and sit by the lake?

4. Where is the envelope from?

5. Why does Joncour travel north on his way home from the fourth trip to Japan?

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