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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Joncour's neighbor in the end?
(a) His daughters take care of him until he dies.
(b) His wife puts him away in a hospital for the insane.
(c) His wife and daughters leave him and he dies.
(d) He moves in with Helene and Joncour.

2. With whom does Joncour negotiate the sale of silk eggs the first time?
(a) A man he meets in the harbor of Japan.
(b) A Japanese official.
(c) A man masked by black silk.
(d) The mistress of Hara Kei.

3. What kind of silkworm eggs does Joncour buy in 1861?
(a) Very healthy eggs.
(b) Bad eggs.
(c) Eggs from China.
(d) Good eggs from France.

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

5. What plant do the silk eggs live on as they hatch?
(a) Palm tree branches.
(b) Pin Oak tree bark.
(c) Mulberry leaves.
(d) Raspberry leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it when the novel begins?

2. How long does Joncour work with the eggs to prepare them for sale?

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

4. Other than money, what does Joncour have for his trip to Japan?

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

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