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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 Baldabiou build next to the silk factory after arriving in town?
(a) A road.
(b) A gym.
(c) A chapel.
(d) A restaurant.

2. When Joncour asks Baldabiou where Japan is, what does Baldabiou say?
(a) "Where it smells like spices."
(b) "Where danger lives."
(c) "Half-way around the world."
(d) "Right to the end of the world."

3. What does Baldabiou observe about the silkworm trade in 1861?
(a) That the making of silk may be over for good.
(b) That "nearly" all the eggs were affected by disease, but not all.
(c) That he can make a forture swindling people for silk eggs.
(d) That Africa is not affected.

4. What does Baldabiou say it is like to hold Japanese silk?
(a) It is rough.
(b) It is like air.
(c) It is like holding nothing.
(d) It is as soft as a baby's cheek.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What month do silk eggs hatch?

2. What happens to Joncour's neighbor, initially?

3. What is happening in America at the beginning of the novel?

4. How far does Joncour travel for eggs on his first trip outside of Europe?

5. How far away is China from Japan?

(see the answer key)

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