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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event are Helene and Joncour invited to on the Riviera?
(a) An Italian baron's 60th birthday party.
(b) A duke's wedding.
(c) The king's birthday.
(d) A Russian cleric's reception.

2. Whose house does Joncour buy?
(a) His father's house.
(b) Helene's parents' house.
(c) Baldabiou.
(d) Jean Berbeck's.

3. Where does Joncour take the letter to be translated?
(a) Kiev.
(b) China.
(c) Paris.
(d) Madame Blanche's.

4. Who wrote the letters to Joncour?
(a) The mistress.
(b) Helene.
(c) Jean Berbeck.
(d) Baldabiou.

5. When Joncour leaves town on his third trip, what does he do on the way out of town?
(a) Screams at the top of the hill into the air.
(b) Cries at the last sight of the village.
(c) Shoots his revolver into the air to scare the resting birds.
(d) Shoots a sitting bird.

6. What is the date that Joncour gets off the train to open the eggs on his fourth trip?
(a) July 13th, 1865.
(b) May 6th, 1865.
(c) June 1st. 1865.
(d) August 15th, 1865.

7. Where do the two Italians get good eggs from?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Japan.
(c) Syria.
(d) China.

8. What day does Joncour leave for his fourth trip to Japan?
(a) July 16th, 1890.
(b) June 10th, 1896.
(c) November 18th, 1869.
(d) October 10, 1864.

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

10. What are the rumors about Joncour when he returns from Japan the fourth time?
(a) That he left his wife.
(b) The rumors range from swindler to saint.
(c) That he is crazy.
(d) That he is wealthy because Hara Kei gave him money.

11. Why does Joncour travel north on his way home from the fourth trip to Japan?
(a) He doesn't want the heat to spoil the eggs.
(b) He wants to take more time to adjust to his loss.
(c) He knows he'll never come again, and wants different scenery.
(d) The north way is now safer than the southern route.

12. What does Louis Pasteur decide about the silk egg production in Chapter 41?
(a) He tinks that 50 percent of the eggs will be bad.
(b) He thinks that it is hopeless.
(c) He thinks that 30 percent of the eggs will be healthy.
(d) He thinks that he can cure the eggs.

13. To Hara Kei, what is the boy who helps Joncour find the procession?
(a) He is the devil.
(b) He is life itself.
(c) He is a spirit to be ignored.
(d) He is the message of love.

14. What does Joncour draw designs for after he buys the other house?
(a) A cloister.
(b) A chapel.
(c) A garden.
(d) An aviary.

15. What tone are the letters written in?
(a) An excited tone.
(b) A bland tone.
(c) A sexual tone.
(d) A happy tone.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joncour gets off the train and opens the eggs on his way home on the fourth trip, what does he find?

2. What does Hara Kei say to Joncour about the fate of the boy who led Joncour to Hara Kei's procession?

3. On the way home on the third trip, how long does it take Joncour to arrive home?

4. The morning after the party, who is waiting for Joncour outside of his house?

5. What does Joncour find when he arrives at the port of Shirakawa on his fourth (last) trip to Japan?

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