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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who came to Japan in 1853?
(a) President Lincoln.
(b) A delagation from India.
(c) The Manchurians.
(d) Commodore Matthew C. Perry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Baldabiou do with all of his secrets about silk?

2. What did Baldabiou build next to the silk factory after arriving in town?

3. What kind of silkworm eggs does Joncour buy in 1861?

4. What is the lake along the Chinese border that Joncour passes on his trip to Japan?

5. What novel is Flaubert writing at the time in the novel?

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