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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of silkworm eggs does Joncour buy in 1861?
(a) Eggs from China.
(b) Very healthy eggs.
(c) Bad eggs.
(d) Good eggs from France.

3. Other than money, what does Joncour have for his trip to Japan?
(a) His luggage.
(b) A good map.
(c) Passage already booked ahead of time.
(d) The names of 3 men: a Chinaman, Dutchman and Japanese man.

4. How much money does Joncour have for his trip to Japan?
(a) 20 yen.
(b) 80,000 francs in gold.
(c) One million francs.
(d) 10,000 dollars.

5. When people ask Joncour about Africa, what does he say?
(a) Africa is green.
(b) Africa is tired.
(c) Africa is war-torn.
(d) Africa is beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Joncour wearing on the last leg of the journey into Japan?

2. When Baldabiou returned to the mayor with the money made from the factories, what did he call the mayor?

3. At the house of Hara Kei, what does he have caged near the entrance?

4. 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?

5. What did Baldabiou do with all of his secrets about silk?

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