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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the youngest daughter named after?
(a) Helene's mother.
(b) Saint Agnes.
(c) Joncour's mother.
(d) The Mother Mary.

2. When Joncour asks about Hara Kei the morning after the party, what is he told?
(a) That Hara Kei left the village with his entourage.
(b) That Hara Kei is collecting birds.
(c) That Hara Kei wants Joncour to leave.
(d) That Hara Kei went hunting.

3. How many girls do Helene and Joncour have?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. What does Joncour say to Hara Kei on the fourth trip when he makes his offer?
(a) "I can get you to France."
(b) "War is an expensive game. You need me. I need you."
(c) "It is real gold."
(d) "I will buy the girl."

5. What do the letters say that are sent to Joncour after his last trip to Japan?
(a) They are love letters.
(b) They are a statement of accounts for Joncour.
(c) They tell Joncour to beware.
(d) They tell Joncour to love his wife.

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

7. What does Joncour see when the procession with the mistress goes by him?
(a) The mistress' eyes.
(b) The blue of the sky.
(c) The brightly-colored fabrics.
(d) The flames of war.

8. Where does Joncour say the eggs hatched on his return fourth trip from Japan?
(a) Eberfield.
(b) Japan.
(c) Lake Baikal.
(d) Somewhere in northern China.

9. When Joncour tells Baldabiou about the mistress, what does he say?
(a) He never heard her voice.
(b) Her eyes were green.
(c) Her hair was so beautiful.
(d) He loved her voice.

10. When Joncour sees his wife flirt with the Englishman, what happens to him?
(a) He becomes depressed.
(b) He is sad.
(c) He smiles.
(d) He trembles.

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

12. What is the Englishman, who sits next to Helene at the event, wearing in his lapel?
(a) A diamond watch.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) Little blue flowers.
(d) A handkerchief.

13. Who builds Joncour's park?
(a) Polish workers.
(b) He hires Spanish architects and workers.
(c) Local builders.
(d) Out-of-work mill workers.

14. When Joncour arrives at the empty house of Hara Kei the morning after the party, what does he find in the aviary?
(a) The cage is empty.
(b) Small furry animals.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Hundreds of birds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Frenchman, Chardonnet, do?

2. Which way do Joncour and the boy travel after the boy finds Joncour at the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip?

3. What are the rumors about Joncour when he returns from Japan the fourth time?

4. When Joncour leaves town on his third trip, what does he do on the way out of town?

5. How long does Joncour stay at the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip, surveying the damage?

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