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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. What did Baldabiou ask Joncour about when he returned from Egypt?
2. What is Madame Blanche's street address?
3. What does Joncour drop by the dress as he leaves the lake?
4. Where is the mistress seated at the party at Hara Kei's house?
5. Who do the silk manufacturers of Lavilledieu hire to examine the silkworm disease?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened when Jean Berbeck decided not to speak anymore? Why is this significant information in getting to know the character of Joncour?
2. What is Madame Blanche's calling card? What does she give the men she sleeps with?
3. After his travels to Africa, how does Joncour describe his trip when someone asks? Why does he not give a better description?
4. Do you think Joncour's feminine attributes played into his father's decision that Joncour should pursue a life in the military? What does this say about the character of Joncour's father? What does this say about Joncour?
5. When Joncour turns 33-years-old, how does the author describe his life? How is peace compared to rain? Why do you think the author used this description?
6. Describe the party at Hara Kei's house. Who is there? Are these important people? Why? Why not?
7. How much of the year does Joncour work? How much time does he have for leisure? Describe his work routine.
8. After Joncour is given the note, he stops for a moment on his way out of town when leaving for home. Why does he stop? What is he doing? What is he thinking? What message is he trying to convey?
9. When Hara Kei asks Joncour who he is, what does he tell him? Why does he give so much detail? Is it necessary to tell the whole truth? Why does Joncour do this?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
How does Hara Kei forgive Joncour his rude behavior? He does it several times in the novel. Does he react the same way each time, or differently? Why does he endure Joncour's lack of knowledge about Japan?
Essay Topic 3
Who does Baldabiou play billiards against? Why is his loss before he leaves town important? How is his job as mentor over?
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