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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joncour view life?
(a) He likes to sit and read to his wife.
(b) He likes to cook on the weekends.
(c) He likes to participate in life fully.
(d) He likes to observe life, but not participate.

2. What is the lake along the Chinese border that Joncour passes on his trip to Japan?
(a) Lake Baikal.
(b) Lake Hermosa.
(c) Lake Bonsai.
(d) Lake Russia.

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

4. What happens when the mistress sees Joncour at the party?
(a) She runs into his arms.
(b) Their eyes meet across the room.
(c) She smiles at him.
(d) She walks over to speak to him.

5. What is Helene's most beautiful attribute?
(a) She has beautiful hair.
(b) She has a beautiful voice.
(c) She has a beautiful face.
(d) She has beautiful feet.

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

7. Where does Madame Blanche live?
(a) Nimes.
(b) Japan.
(c) London.
(d) Rome.

8. How far does Joncour travel for eggs on his first trip outside of Europe?
(a) 500 miles to London, England.
(b) 3000 miles for 4 months.
(c) 1500 miles.
(d) 1600 miles by sea and 800 miles over land.

9. What does the mistress do before she leaves Joncour with his present?
(a) She kisses his hand and disappears into the night.
(b) She asks if she can go with him.
(c) She tells him that she loves him.
(d) She tells him to leave and never return.

10. What does Joncour do for the rest of the year when he's not working?
(a) He plays with his children.
(b) He reads to his wife.
(c) He rests.
(d) He writes on his novel.

11. Where is the mistress standing when Joncour arrives at Hara Kei's house on the third trip?
(a) Beside Hara Kei.
(b) With her maid.
(c) In front of the empty cages.
(d) At the front door.

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

13. 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.

14. Who came to Japan in 1853?
(a) President Lincoln.
(b) The Manchurians.
(c) A delagation from India.
(d) Commodore Matthew C. Perry.

15. When does Joncour arrive back in Lavillidieu from Japan?
(a) Before the new moon.
(b) The first Sunday in May.
(c) The first Sunday in April.
(d) The first Saturday in June.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bands together to pay for Joncour's expedition to Japan?

2. What does Madame Blanche do for a living?

3. Who was Joncour's dad?

4. What kind of equipment does the scientist hired by the silk manufacturers use to look at he diseased silkworms?

5. What happens in Japan after Joncour's second trip?

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