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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Baldabiou drink with Joncour?
(a) Pernod.
(b) Burbon.
(c) Wine.
(d) Smash.

2. Who came to Japan in 1853?
(a) Commodore Matthew C. Perry.
(b) President Lincoln.
(c) A delagation from India.
(d) The Manchurians.

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

4. When Baldabiou returned to the mayor with the money made from the factories, what did he call the mayor?
(a) A genius.
(b) A fool.
(c) A blockhead.
(d) An idiot.

5. Who lives across the street from Joncour?
(a) Helene's family.
(b) Jean Berbeck.
(c) His father.
(d) Baldabieu.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the house of Hara Kei, what does he have caged near the entrance?

2. What does Hara Kei tell Joncour about the eggs that were sold to him by the other man?

3. What year is it when the novel begins?

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

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

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