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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 show the mayor when he first arrived in town?
(a) A silk scarf.
(b) A silk tunic.
(c) A silk-manufacturing plant.
(d) Silkworm eggs.

2. How long does Joncour work with the eggs to prepare them for sale?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 7 days.
(d) Not at all.

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

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

5. What would happen to the Japanese if they immigrated?
(a) They would be killed.
(b) Nothing. It was not illegal to immigrate.
(c) They would be jailed.
(d) They could only return on the holidays.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joncour view life?

2. What kind of fleet of ships did the Americans bring to Japan?

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

4. When people ask Joncour about Africa, what does he say?

5. What happens to the silk eggs in Europe at the beginning of the novel?

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