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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. Once Europe has been exhausted of silk eggs, where does Joncour go for eggs first?
2. How far away is China from Japan?
3. Where did Baldabiou first see Joncour?
4. What month do silk eggs hatch?
5. What kind of living does Joncour make with the silk trade?
Short Essay Questions
1. How much of the year does Joncour work? How much time does he have for leisure? Describe his work routine.
2. 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?
3. What animal does Baldabiou ask about upon Joncour's return from his first trip abroad? What does he do later to pay tribute to these animals? What are these animals a symbol for?
4. How does the author describe the character of the Mayor? How is the telling of his story told in a circular fashion?
5. For the third trip to Japan, who decides that Joncour should go? How much say does he have in this decision?
6. Why does the young girl accompanying Hara Kei not have an Asian slant to her eyes? Does this give the reader a clue to her past? What?
7. What is the symbolism of the exotic birds kept caged at the house of Hara Kei? What does this tell Joncour? What else does Joncour see at Hara Kei's house?
8. What happens every time Hara Kei appears? Who leaves? Is this by design? Why do you think that?
9. What happened when Jean Berbeck decided not to speak anymore? Why is this significant information in getting to know the character of Joncour?
10. How many silk eggs can you hold in your hands? Why did they refer to this as "a fortune in your hands"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who does Baldabiou play billiards against? Why is his loss before he leaves town important? How is his job as mentor over?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Japan is described twice in the novel as "the end of the world." Who describes it that way, and when? Are the two incidents connected in any way?
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