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

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

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

4. What does Joncour give to Helene when he returns from Japan on his first trip?
(a) A coat.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A blouse.
(d) A silken tunic.

5. How much money does Joncour have for his trip to Japan?
(a) One million francs.
(b) 10,000 dollars.
(c) 20 yen.
(d) 80,000 francs in gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Baldabiou drink with Joncour?

2. How far away is China from Japan?

3. Once Europe has been exhausted of silk eggs, where does Joncour go for eggs first?

4. Where did Baldabiou first see Joncour?

5. Who came to Japan in 1853?

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