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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the caged animals at the entrance to Hara Kei's house meant to signify?
(a) That Hara Kei's house is the most handsome.
(b) The beauty of the land.
(c) The fidelity of Hara Kei's mistress.
(d) Hara Kei's wealth.

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

3. What does Joncour give to Helene when he returns from Japan on his first trip?
(a) A blouse.
(b) A silken tunic.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A coat.

4. What novel is Flaubert writing at the time in the novel?
(a) Salammbo.
(b) The Rest Shall Die.
(c) Africa.
(d) God Given Talent.

5. Where is the party that Hara Kei holds and invites Joncour to on his third trip?
(a) By the lake.
(b) On the beach.
(c) At Hara Kei's house.
(d) In the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does Joncour wait for Hara Kei's emissary on the fourth trip?

2. Who lives across the street from Joncour?

3. What does Joncour do for the rest of the year when he's not working?

4. What does Louis Pasteur decide about the silk egg production in Chapter 41?

5. What was Joncour wearing the first time Baldabiou saw him?

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