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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joncour describe Japan when asked after his first trip?
(a) "Incredible."
(b) "Exotic."
(c) "Invisible."
(d) "Lost."

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

3. 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) They are all given away to China.
(d) The human plague virus attacks them.

4. Where does Madame Blanche live?
(a) Nimes.
(b) Rome.
(c) London.
(d) Japan.

5. What does Joncour do first when he arrives back at his home?
(a) Goes to High Mass.
(b) Goes to see Baldabieu.
(c) Goes to Nice.
(d) Goes to his garden.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far does Joncour travel for eggs on his first trip outside of Europe?

3. What spreads to Africa and India in the 1860s?

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

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

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