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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 does Joncour get across the Japanese harbor?
(a) In a small one-mast Chinese ship.
(b) In a canoe.
(c) On a Dutch smuggler's ship.
(d) He swims.

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

3. How far away is China from Japan?
(a) 200 miles.
(b) 2000 miles.
(c) 1000 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what ship did Joncour sail to Egypt?

2. When, according to Joncour, should birds be released from an aviary?

3. When does Joncour arrive back in Lavillidieu from Japan?

4. When people ask Joncour about Africa, what does he say?

5. Who could Baldabiou NOT tell a lie to about Joncour wanting to go to Japan for the fourth trip?

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