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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 novel is Flaubert writing at the time in the novel?
(a) God Given Talent.
(b) Salammbo.
(c) Africa.
(d) The Rest Shall Die.

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

3. What would happen to the Japanese if they immigrated?
(a) They would be killed.
(b) Nothing. It was not illegal to immigrate.
(c) They would be jailed.
(d) They could only return on the holidays.

4. To whom did Baldabiou dedicate the building next to the silk factory?
(a) The Holy Mother Mary.
(b) Helene.
(c) Saint Cecilia.
(d) Saint Agnes.

5. What did Herve Joncour's father want him to do for a living?
(a) Be mayor.
(b) Be a silk manufacturer.
(c) Be a baker.
(d) Have a career in the army.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By Imperial Decree, how many masts could a ship have sailing into Japan's harbors?

3. How many silk eggs can a person hold in their hand?

4. What month do silk eggs hatch?

5. When Baldabiou assembles all of Lavelledieu's silk manufacturers, what do they think of Japan?

(see the answer key)

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