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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 happens to the town of Lavilledieu when the silk eggs fail?
(a) The town dies completely.
(b) It has little effect on the town, as farming is the main producer.
(c) It hurts the town financially.
(d) The town has a High Mass to pray for a better year.

2. What year is it when the novel begins?
(a) 1761.
(b) 1801.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1910.

3. When Baldabiou assembles all of Lavelledieu's silk manufacturers, what do they think of Japan?
(a) They have heard of the Japanese silk.
(b) They know Japan to be dangerous.
(c) They have never heard of Japan.
(d) They have read about Japan.

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

5. On what ship did Joncour sail to Egypt?
(a) Attribute.
(b) Adel.
(c) Egyptian Palm.
(d) Nefretiti.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Joncour wearing the first time Baldabiou saw him?

2. To whom did Baldabiou dedicate the building next to the silk factory?

3. Who came to Japan in 1853?

4. What novel is Flaubert writing at the time in the novel?

5. Five years after Baldabiou arrived on the scene, how many silk factories were established in the town?

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