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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to the silk eggs in Europe at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The human plague virus attacks them.
(b) An epidemic hits and kills the eggs.
(c) They are all given away to China.
(d) They stop growing in France.

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

4. Where did Baldabiou first see Joncour?
(a) Walking past the cafe.
(b) Outside of church.
(c) At his father's office.
(d) Working in his garden at home.

5. What work does the Englishman do that Joncour meets in the Japanese village?
(a) He sells furs.
(b) He is a silk trader.
(c) He sells pots and pans.
(d) He sells guns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How often do the servants serve tea to Joncour at the house he stays at in Japan?

3. Who gives Joncour his bath?

4. With whom does Joncour negotiate the sale of silk eggs the first time?

5. How does Joncour describe Japan when asked after his first trip?

(see the answer key)

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