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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Joncour's neighbor in the end?
(a) His daughters take care of him until he dies.
(b) His wife and daughters leave him and he dies.
(c) He moves in with Helene and Joncour.
(d) His wife puts him away in a hospital for the insane.

2. What does Baldabiou observe about the silkworm trade in 1861?
(a) That "nearly" all the eggs were affected by disease, but not all.
(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 Africa is not affected.

3. When people ask Joncour about Africa, what does he say?
(a) Africa is war-torn.
(b) Africa is tired.
(c) Africa is beautiful.
(d) Africa is green.

4. What plant do the silk eggs live on as they hatch?
(a) Mulberry leaves.
(b) Pin Oak tree bark.
(c) Palm tree branches.
(d) Raspberry leaves.

5. Where did Baldabiou first see Joncour?
(a) Working in his garden at home.
(b) Walking past the cafe.
(c) Outside of church.
(d) At his father's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Joncour's dad?

2. What does Joncour enjoy in life?

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?

4. What is happening in America at the beginning of the novel?

5. What does Baldabiou say it is like to hold Japanese silk?

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