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

2. Whose house does Joncour buy?
(a) Baldabiou.
(b) Jean Berbeck's.
(c) Helene's parents' house.
(d) His father's house.

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

4. What does Joncour draw designs for after he buys the other house?
(a) A chapel.
(b) A cloister.
(c) A garden.
(d) An aviary.

5. Where do the two Italians get good eggs from?
(a) China.
(b) Japan.
(c) Syria.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date that Joncour gets off the train to open the eggs on his fourth trip?

2. After his last trip to Japan, what is Joncour doing when Helene comes to kiss him goodnight?

3. Where is the envelope from?

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

5. When Joncour arrives at the empty house of Hara Kei the morning after the party, what does he find in the aviary?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Joncour finally tells Baldabiou about the girl in Japan he says, "To die of nostalgia for something you will never live," what does he mean?

2. How did the changes in the world described in Chapter 54 change Joncour's world? How did these changes affect the silk trade? Explain.

3. Why do Joncour and Helene name a daughter Agnes? What is this referring to? Who is this a tribute to?

4. 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?

5. What does Joncour know about the Englishman they meet at the Riviera at the baron's birthday party? What is he wearing? Why is he upset when he looks at his wife and the Englishman?

6. On the fourth trip to Japan, what does the young boy offer Joncour to get him to follow him? Who is this boy? Who sent him? Why is he in the village alone?

7. 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?

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

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

10. When Joncour's wife asks about the aviary, what does he say to her? What do you think she is thinking about her husband's actions? Do you think she is aware that something is going on?

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