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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 kind of fleet of ships did the Americans bring to Japan?
(a) Gasoline-run ships.
(b) Large rowing ships.
(c) Ships with 12 masts.
(d) Steam-driven ships.

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

3. What year is it when the novel begins?
(a) 1801.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1761.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to Japan in 1853?

2. What does Joncour enjoy in life?

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

4. What is Helene's most beautiful attribute?

5. What does Joncour do for the rest of the year when he's not working?

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