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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 50-51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of silkworm eggs does Joncour buy in 1861?
(a) Very healthy eggs.
(b) Eggs from China.
(c) Bad eggs.
(d) Good eggs from France.

2. What is happening in America at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The pilgrims are landing at Plymouth.
(b) George Washington is President.
(c) Aircraft is being built.
(d) The Civil War.

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

4. What novel is Flaubert writing at the time in the novel?
(a) God Given Talent.
(b) The Rest Shall Die.
(c) Africa.
(d) Salammbo.

5. When Baldabiou returned to the mayor with the money made from the factories, what did he call the mayor?
(a) A fool.
(b) A genius.
(c) An idiot.
(d) A blockhead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal sculpture does Baldabiou want in the middle of his garden?

2. What does Joncour do with the present given to him by the mistress?

3. What does Joncour hear when the procession with the mistress goes by him?

4. How does Joncour describe Japan when asked after his first trip?

5. Who discourages commercial trade with Japan after Joncour's second trip?

(see the answer key)

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