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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Japan cut off from the rest of the world?
(a) 200 years.
(b) A decade.
(c) A century.
(d) 20 years.

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

3. When Joncour asks the Englishman about the woman with Hara Kei, what does he say?
(a) "I've seen her too."
(b) "Are you sure she is English?"
(c) "I wouldn't ask if I were you."
(d) "White women do not exist in Japan."

4. How many silk eggs can a person hold in their hand?
(a) 100.
(b) Millions.
(c) 1000s.
(d) Just 2.

5. What does Hara Kei tell Joncour about the eggs that were sold to him by the other man?
(a) They're fish eggs.
(b) They came from Egypt.
(c) They're diseased eggs.
(d) They're fake eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to Japan in 1853?

2. What does Joncour do in the house he buys?

3. Who was Joncour's dad?

4. When Baldabiou assembles all of Lavelledieu's silk manufacturers, what do they think of Japan?

5. What is the Englishman, who sits next to Helene at the event, wearing in his lapel?

(see the answer key)

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