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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the mistress hide the note when Joncour gives it back to her?
2. When Baldabiou assembles all of Lavelledieu's silk manufacturers, what do they think of Japan?
3. When Hara Kei was a child, his father told him to shoot an arrow into the air. What was Hara Hei supposed to do after that?
4. In Chapter 8, what does Baldabiou drink with Joncour?
5. What does Madame Blanche say the note reads?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Joncour seeks out someone who can translate the note for him, Baldabiou informs him of Madame Blanche, but tells him not to ask her personal questions. Why do you think Baldabiou gives Joncour this suggestion?
2. On his second trip to Japan, Joncour sits at the lake with Hara Kei and they are described as "Holding their peace." What do you think the author means by this? Where else have you heard this expression? Do you think there is a connection between a reference to a wedding and a mistress?
3. How does Joncour observe life? Why is this significant?
4. When Baldabiou first broaches the idea of going to Japan for silk eggs, why do the local silk manufacturers not know anything about Japan?
5. Why does Madame Blanche tell Joncour that the girl will not die without him? Is she trying to help him? What does she know that he does not?
6. Why are the silkworms of Japan not affected by disease? What is their history of trade?
7. For the third trip to Japan, who decides that Joncour should go? How much say does he have in this decision?
8. How many silk eggs can you hold in your hands? Why did they refer to this as "a fortune in your hands"?
9. Describe the party at Hara Kei's house. Who is there? Are these important people? Why? Why not?
10. Why does Joncour arrive in Hara Kei's village on foot? What message is he sending to the mistress?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of St. Agnes to Baldabiou? Why do Joncour and his wife name their youngest daughter Agnes? Why is Baldabiou fascinated with dolphins? Why would he want to put dolphins in the cloister instead of animals with Christian references?
Essay Topic 2
How, in the end, does Joncour live in peace? How does he find peace? When he discovers that Helene wrote the letters, what does he feel that he lost? Does this discovery take away his peace? How?
Essay Topic 3
When Hara Kei tells Joncour that the mistress does not speak his language, is there a deeper meaning? What would it be?
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