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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Joncour say the eggs hatched on his return fourth trip from Japan?
(a) Japan.
(b) Eberfield.
(c) Lake Baikal.
(d) Somewhere in northern China.

2. What does Joncour find on Helene's grave 2 months after she dies?
(a) Red roses.
(b) A wreath of blue flowers.
(c) Tulips.
(d) A note.

3. When Joncour asks about Hara Kei the morning after the party, what is he told?
(a) That Hara Kei left the village with his entourage.
(b) That Hara Kei wants Joncour to leave.
(c) That Hara Kei went hunting.
(d) That Hara Kei is collecting birds.

4. When, according to Joncour, should birds be released from an aviary?
(a) When the birds are mature.
(b) When something wonderful happens.
(c) When the afternoon sun looks red.
(d) When the tide turns.

5. What does Joncour find when he arrives at the port of Shirakawa on his fourth (last) trip to Japan?
(a) The boats are all gone.
(b) Half of the port is destroyed.
(c) The water is too high and there is flooding.
(d) All of the ships are crowded.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joncour take the letter to be translated?

2. What is in the sink at the house that Joncour buys?

3. What does Hara Kei say to Joncour about the fate of the boy who led Joncour to Hara Kei's procession?

4. What is the Englishman, who sits next to Helene at the event, wearing in his lapel?

5. How many days does Joncour wait for Hara Kei's emissary on the fourth trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. On his fourth trip to Japan, what does Joncour find when he arrives at Hara Kei's village? How does he see the village? What is the state of the village a symbol of?

2. The letter describes a sexual encounter but eludes to fact that it has already happened? What does this mean?

3. When the young boy is hanged, why does Hara Kei say the boy was the message of love? What does he mean by that? Does this have anything to do with the boy's happy disposition? What?

4. On the fourth trip to Japan, when Joncour offers gold to Hara Kei, what is he buying?

5. What does Joncour mean when he says to the Englishman, "We are all marvelous, and we are all revolting"?

6. Why does the author describe the train trip so vividly returning from Japan on the fourth trip? What is the significance of the heat that Joncour sees on the fields and with the other passengers? What is he watching happening?

7. Why do you think Madame Blanche wants to forget about her native language? Why does she make Joncour promise to never return to her for a translation?

8. Why does Joncour sit by the lake on windy days after the death of his wife? Has the meaning of the ripples on the water changed for him?

9. What happens the morning after Hara Kei's party? Why do you think Hara Kei left? How does Joncour find the aviary? What is this saying to Joncour?

10. The envelope that Joncour receives is mailed from Ostend, which is in Belgium. Who do you think sent the letters knowing this information?

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