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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Baldabiou do with all of his secrets about silk?
(a) He shared them.
(b) He only told the mayor.
(c) He only told Joncour.
(d) He only told Helene.

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

4. Who gives Joncour his bath?
(a) 3 women with white painted faces.
(b) Hara Kei.
(c) 1 man servant.
(d) 3 men with scarves over their faces.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Joncour wearing the first time Baldabiou saw him?

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

3. Other than money, what does Joncour have for his trip to Japan?

4. With whom does Baldabiou play billiards?

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

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