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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 does Hara Kei say to Joncour about the fate of the boy who led Joncour to Hara Kei's procession?
2. What is the Englishman, who sits next to Helene at the event, wearing in his lapel?
3. What do the letters say at the end?
4. What does the opening of the Suez Canal do for the trip to Japan?
5. When Joncour arrives in the village of Hara Kei on the fourth trip, what, in his mind, does he see?
Short Essay Questions
1. On the fourth trip to Japan, what does the young boy offer Joncour to get him to follow him? Who is this boy? Who sent him? Why is he in the village alone?
2. Helene runs after Baldabiou at the train station and they embrace and she cries. What does this tell the reader about their relationship? Do you think something happened?
3. 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?
4. The envelope that Joncour receives is mailed from Ostend, which is in Belgium. Who do you think sent the letters knowing this information?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. On his final trip to Madame Blanche's, what does she tell Joncour about his wife that he did not know?
8. On the fourth trip to Japan, when Joncour offers gold to Hara Kei, what is he buying?
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. How did the changes in the world described in Chapter 54 change Joncour's world? How did these changes affect the silk trade? Explain.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do you think the relationship was between Helene and Madame Blanche? How do you think Helene found Madame Blanche? Do you think Helene saw her before she translated the letters? Why? Why not? Why do you think Madame Blanche visited Helene's grave?
Essay Topic 2
When Hara Kei tells Joncour that the mistress does not speak his language, is there a deeper meaning? What would it be?
Essay Topic 3
Why do Joncour and his wife travel? What does this bring to their relationship? In the end, when Joncour stops traveling, why does he decide to do this? Why, in his later years, does he not enjoy traveling and seeing new places? Why does he never return to Japan in later years when the journey is easier?
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