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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Herve Joncour's father want him to do for a living?
(a) Be mayor.
(b) Be a silk manufacturer.
(c) Be a baker.
(d) Have a career in the army.

2. How many silk eggs can a person hold in their hand?
(a) 1000s.
(b) Just 2.
(c) Millions.
(d) 100.

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

4. What happens to Joncour's neighbor, initially?
(a) He goes blind.
(b) He is violent with his wife.
(c) He decides to stop speaking.
(d) He gardens all the time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Helene's most beautiful attribute?

2. Who came to Japan in 1853?

3. Where does Joncour live?

4. Where did Baldabiou first see Joncour?

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

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