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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joncour asks Baldabiou where Japan is, what does Baldabiou say?
(a) "Where it smells like spices."
(b) "Half-way around the world."
(c) "Right to the end of the world."
(d) "Where danger lives."

2. 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.

3. What kind of fleet of ships did the Americans bring to Japan?
(a) Ships with 12 masts.
(b) Large rowing ships.
(c) Steam-driven ships.
(d) Gasoline-run ships.

4. What does Joncour do for the rest of the year when he's not working?
(a) He rests.
(b) He writes on his novel.
(c) He plays with his children.
(d) He reads to his wife.

5. Once Europe has been exhausted of silk eggs, where does Joncour go for eggs first?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Syria and Egypt.
(c) America.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month do silk eggs hatch?

2. What plant do the silk eggs live on as they hatch?

3. To whom did Baldabiou dedicate the building next to the silk factory?

4. Who was Joncour's dad?

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

(see the answer key)

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