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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. When Joncour arrives in the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip, what, in his mind, does he see?
2. On the fourth trip to Japan, how does Joncour finally get silk eggs?
3. What activities do Helene and Joncour do while staying at the villa?
4. Whose house does Joncour buy?
5. What does Helene ask Joncour to promise before he leaves for his fourth trip to Japan?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Joncour and Helene name a daughter Agnes? What is this referring to? Who is this a tribute to?
2. What does Joncour mean when he says to the Englishman, "We are all marvelous, and we are all revolting"?
3. The envelope that Joncour receives is mailed from Ostend, which is in Belgium. Who do you think sent the letters knowing this information?
4. On his final trip to Madame Blanche's, what does she tell Joncour about his wife that he did not know?
5. On the fourth trip to Japan, describe the young boy that Joncour follows? What is he playing? Why would he play music as they wander through the villages?
6. What happens the morning after Hara Kei's party? Why do you think Hara Kei left? How does Joncour find the aviary? What is this saying to Joncour?
7. On his fourth trip to Japan, what does Joncour find when he arrives at Hara Kei's village? How does he see the village? What is the state of the village a symbol of?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Which of the characters have attributes? What is something that would connect to each character? For example, ash for Hara Kei. Try to come up with an attribute for each character in the novel. Explain you answer.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Helene runs after Baldabiou at the train station? What do you think their relationship was? Why do you think that? What else happens that indicates that they have a close relationship? Do you think Helene experienced the same thing as her husband in the months he was away from her? Why do you think that?
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