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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Baldabiou say it is like to hold Japanese silk?
(a) It is like air.
(b) It is rough.
(c) It is as soft as a baby's cheek.
(d) It is like holding nothing.

3. Which way do Joncour and the boy travel after the boy finds Joncour at the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.

4. What happens to the town of Lavilledieu when the silk eggs fail?
(a) The town has a High Mass to pray for a better year.
(b) The town dies completely.
(c) It has little effect on the town, as farming is the main producer.
(d) It hurts the town financially.

5. What does Madame Blanche do for a living?
(a) Runs a chocolate store.
(b) Owns a silk mill.
(c) Runs a brothel.
(d) Runs a clothing store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herve Joncour's father want him to do for a living?

2. What does the piano player say after the end of each song?

3. On what ship did Joncour sail to Egypt?

4. What is the boy playing who accompanies Joncour to find Hara Kei on the fourth trip to Japan?

5. 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?

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