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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once Europe has been exhausted of silk eggs, where does Joncour go for eggs first?
(a) China.
(b) Syria and Egypt.
(c) Belgium.
(d) America.

2. How often do the servants serve tea to Joncour at the house he stays at in Japan?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Twice a day.
(c) Three times a day.
(d) Once in the evening.

3. On what ship did Joncour sail to Egypt?
(a) Attribute.
(b) Nefretiti.
(c) Egyptian Palm.
(d) Adel.

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

5. With whom does Joncour negotiate the sale of silk eggs the first time?
(a) The mistress of Hara Kei.
(b) A Japanese official.
(c) A man masked by black silk.
(d) A man he meets in the harbor of Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Joncour his bath?

2. What novel is Flaubert writing at the time in the novel?

3. Who discourages commercial trade with Japan after Joncour's second trip?

4. After Hara Kei's mistress dries off Joncour after his bath, what does she put in his hand?

5. When people ask Joncour about Africa, what does he say?

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