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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Louis Pasteur decide about the silk egg production in Chapter 41?
(a) He thinks that 30 percent of the eggs will be healthy.
(b) He thinks that he can cure the eggs.
(c) He tinks that 50 percent of the eggs will be bad.
(d) He thinks that it is hopeless.

2. What happens in Japan after Joncour's second trip?
(a) A civil war begins.
(b) The silk worms get disease.
(c) The country is split into two distinct sides.
(d) The harbors are closed for good.

3. Who could Baldabiou NOT tell a lie to about Joncour wanting to go to Japan for the fourth trip?
(a) The mistress.
(b) Joncour.
(c) Madame Blanche.
(d) Helene.

4. What happens to Joncour's neighbor, initially?
(a) He is violent with his wife.
(b) He gardens all the time.
(c) He decides to stop speaking.
(d) He goes blind.

5. What happens every time Hara Kei appears?
(a) He is always dressed in red.
(b) The servants follow him.
(c) The servants disappear.
(d) He has the mistress with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the mistress standing when Joncour arrives at Hara Kei's house on the third trip?

2. Once Europe has been exhausted of silk eggs, where does Joncour go for eggs first?

3. How many silk eggs can a person hold in their hand?

4. What is in the sink at the house that Joncour buys?

5. How many years ago did Baldabiou come to town?

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