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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. After his last trip to Japan, how does the town view Joncour?
2. After his last trip to Japan, what is Joncour doing when Helene comes to kiss him goodnight?
3. Who makes the decision to go back to Japan for the fourth trip?
4. What is in the sink at the house that Joncour buys?
5. As Joncour and the boy travel from the burned village of Hara Kei, what are people doing in the villages?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. On his final trip to Madame Blanche's, what does she tell Joncour about his wife that he did not know?
3. 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?
4. 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?
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. 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. When Joncour arrives home nine days late, what does he ask of his wife? Why does he ask her this?
8. How did the changes in the world described in Chapter 54 change Joncour's world? How did these changes affect the silk trade? Explain.
9. What does Joncour know about the Englishman they meet at the Riviera at the baron's birthday party? What is he wearing? Why is he upset when he looks at his wife and the Englishman?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Why does the author use the historical character of Louis Pasteur? What does this add to the novel? What about other historical notations? Does this help or hurt the novel in your opinion?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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