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

2. What spreads to Africa and India in the 1860s?
(a) The silk-manufacturing business.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Pebrine silkworm disease.
(d) The plague.

3. When people ask Joncour about Africa, what does he say?
(a) Africa is war-torn.
(b) Africa is green.
(c) Africa is tired.
(d) Africa is beautiful.

4. What does Joncour give to Helene when he returns from Japan on his first trip?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A blouse.
(c) A silken tunic.
(d) A coat.

5. What was Joncour wearing the first time Baldabiou saw him?
(a) Work overalls.
(b) A suit.
(c) A uniform.
(d) Shorts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does Joncour travel for eggs on his first trip outside of Europe?

2. Five years after Baldabiou arrived on the scene, how many silk factories were established in the town?

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

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

5. What is happening in America at the beginning of the novel?

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