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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 far away is China from Japan?
(a) 1000 miles.
(b) 2000 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 200 miles.

2. What does Baldabiou observe about the silkworm trade in 1861?
(a) That Africa is not affected.
(b) That he can make a forture swindling people for silk eggs.
(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 Hara Kei was a child, his father told him to shoot an arrow into the air. What was Hara Hei supposed to do after that?
(a) Follow the flight of the arrow to find his fortune.
(b) Watch it disappear from view.
(c) Get the dead bird.
(d) Shoot another arrow in the opposite direction.

4. How far does Joncour travel for eggs on his first trip outside of Europe?
(a) 500 miles to London, England.
(b) 3000 miles for 4 months.
(c) 1500 miles.
(d) 1600 miles by sea and 800 miles over land.

5. What animal sculpture does Baldabiou want in the middle of his garden?
(a) A snake.
(b) A dolphin.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A sphinx.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Baldabiou show the mayor when he first arrived in town?

2. Who came to Japan in 1853?

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

4. What does Helene do with the gift that Joncour gives her after his first trip to Japan?

5. With whom does Baldabiou play billiards?

(see the answer key)

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