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

2. What happens to the silk eggs in Europe at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The human plague virus attacks them.
(b) They are all given away to China.
(c) They stop growing in France.
(d) An epidemic hits and kills the eggs.

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

4. By Imperial Decree, how many masts could a ship have sailing into Japan's harbors?
(a) 5 masts.
(b) 2 masts.
(c) None.
(d) 1 mast.

5. Who lives across the street from Joncour?
(a) Helene's family.
(b) Baldabieu.
(c) His father.
(d) Jean Berbeck.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What would happen to the Japanese if they immigrated?

4. Who came to Japan in 1853?

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

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