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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joncour asks Baldabiou where Japan is, what does Baldabiou say?
(a) "Where danger lives."
(b) "Right to the end of the world."
(c) "Where it smells like spices."
(d) "Half-way around the world."

2. What did Baldabiou ask Joncour about when he returned from Egypt?
(a) The camels.
(b) The heat.
(c) The pyramids.
(d) The dolphins.

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

4. In Chapter 8, what does Baldabiou drink with Joncour?
(a) Pernod.
(b) Wine.
(c) Burbon.
(d) Smash.

5. What does Hara Kei take Joncour to the top of the hill to see?
(a) The bluebirds.
(b) The house.
(c) The harbor.
(d) The view.

6. What is happening in America at the beginning of the novel?
(a) George Washington is President.
(b) Aircraft is being built.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The pilgrims are landing at Plymouth.

7. What color flowers does Madame Blanche wear?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

8. What does Baldabiou say it is like to hold Japanese silk?
(a) It is like air.
(b) It is rough.
(c) It is as soft as a baby's cheek.
(d) It is like holding nothing.

9. Where is the mistress seated at the party at Hara Kei's house?
(a) Next to Joncour.
(b) Next to her maid.
(c) Alone.
(d) Next to Hara Kei.

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

11. What happens every time Hara Kei appears?
(a) The servants disappear.
(b) He is always dressed in red.
(c) The servants follow him.
(d) He has the mistress with him.

12. What color dress is Hara Kei's mistress wearing when Joncour arrives and they are sitting at the lake?
(a) Red.
(b) Green
(c) Orange.
(d) White.

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

14. What kind of fleet of ships did the Americans bring to Japan?
(a) Steam-driven ships.
(b) Large rowing ships.
(c) Gasoline-run ships.
(d) Ships with 12 masts.

15. After Hara Kei's mistress dries off Joncour after his bath, what does she put in his hand?
(a) A note with Japanese writing.
(b) A small bird.
(c) A silk egg.
(d) A piece of silk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the mistress sees Joncour at the party?

2. When Hara Kei was a child, his father told him to shoot an arrow into the air. What was Hara Hei supposed to do after that?

3. With whom does Baldabiou play billiards?

4. How long does Joncour work with the eggs to prepare them for sale?

5. What spreads to Africa and India in the 1860s?

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