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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 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.

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

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

4. What did Baldabiou do with all of his secrets about silk?
(a) He only told Joncour.
(b) He only told Helene.
(c) He only told the mayor.
(d) He shared them.

5. What is remarkable about the young girl with Hara Kei?
(a) She has very dark skin.
(b) She is very thin.
(c) She has blue eyes.
(d) She does not have an Asian look to her eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the town of Lavilledieu when the silk eggs fail?

2. What did Baldabiou ask Joncour about when he returned from Egypt?

3. When Baldabiou assembles all of Lavelledieu's silk manufacturers, what do they think of Japan?

4. What plant do the silk eggs live on as they hatch?

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

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