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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 do the two Italians get good eggs from?
2. What does Joncour find on Helene's grave 2 months after she dies?
3. What does Joncour find when he arrives at the port of Shirakawa on his fourth (last) trip to Japan?
4. What is the boy playing who accompanies Joncour to find Hara Kei on the fourth trip to Japan?
5. What are the rumors about Joncour when he returns from Japan the fourth time?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Helene pretend not to notice the letters when they are clearly in plain sight?
2. For the fourth trip to Japan, who makes the decision to go? Why is this startling? Why does Baldabiou lie to everyone except Helene about the trip?
3. For the fourth trip to Japan, Baldabiou is unsure whether or not to send Joncour. What are his misgivings? When discussing it with Joncour, who is he trying to convince?
4. What does Joncour hear as Hara Kei hold the gun to his head? Describe the sounds of what is happening around him.
5. 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?
6. On the fourth trip to Japan, when Joncour offers gold to Hara Kei, what is he buying?
7. Why does Joncour fire his gun on the way out of town and startle the birds? What is he saying, and to whom? Who will get his message?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. Why does Joncour take Baldabiou to the house of Jean Berbeck that he buys? What is he looking for? Why does he think that Baldabiou will understand?
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 does Joncour's character transform when he sees the boy, hanging? What actions does he take next that indicate that he finally, at long last, gets it? What changes in his behavior that makes him a redeeming character? Later in the story, how does he almost lose it all again?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the items hanging from the litter of the mistress. What do they signify? Which items make noise? Do you believe she is still in the litter? Do you think she is beaten? Are the items hanging from the litter a sign of her captivity? How?
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