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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Baldabiou show the mayor when he first arrived in town?
(a) A silk scarf.
(b) Silkworm eggs.
(c) A silk-manufacturing plant.
(d) A silk tunic.

3. What does Baldabiou observe about the silkworm trade in 1861?
(a) That he can make a forture swindling people for silk eggs.
(b) That Africa is not affected.
(c) That the making of silk may be over for good.
(d) That "nearly" all the eggs were affected by disease, but not all.

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

5. What did Baldabiou ask Joncour about when he returned from Egypt?
(a) The dolphins.
(b) The heat.
(c) The camels.
(d) The pyramids.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens every time Hara Kei appears?

2. On what ship did Joncour sail to Egypt?

3. What does Hara Kei tell Joncour about the eggs that were sold to him by the other man?

4. How does Joncour get across the Japanese harbor?

5. Other than money, what does Joncour have for his trip to Japan?

(see the answer key)

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